SwitchHosts Alternatives

Apps similar to SwitchHosts include HostsMan, which is free. Other options are HOTS Hosts, Gas Mask, HostsXpert and HostsFileEditor. You can choose from more than 10 Ad Blockers like SwitchHosts for Windows, Mac and Linux.

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  1. HostsMan icon
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    HostsMan is a freeware hosts file manager and editor.

    Built-in hosts file updater Enable/Disable hosts file Built-in hosts editor Scan hosts for errors, duplicates and possible hijacks Hosts file backup manager Exclusion list.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. HOTS Hosts icon
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    Free, open-source Windows app for editing the hosts file — with parental controls, telemetry-blocking privacy tools, backups, and malware diagnostics built in.

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. Gas Mask icon
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    Gas Mask is simple hosts file manager for Mac OS X. It allows editing of host files and switching between them.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. HostsXpert icon
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    HostsXpert is an ultra-groovy Hosts file Manager, Editor and Helper-outter. Below you'll find a list of HostsXpert's functions. Just a Simple word of caution - Hosts files are not to be taken lightly...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Hosts File Editor makes it easy to change your hosts file as well as archive multiple versions for easy retrieval.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Auto Hosts icon
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    Hosts file are a useful redundancy when coupled with ad blockers like uBlock Origin and uMatrix - while debugging or 'Temporarily Allow All on this Site' with Noscript can open you up to underlying attacks or privacy intrusions.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  7. ToggleHosts is a native desktop application that lets you manage the system hosts file visually, without terminal commands, sudo or manual DNS cache flushing. It is built for developers, designers, QA teams and power users who edit /etc/hosts (or...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Hosts add a preference pane to your system preferences which lets you toggle your host file entries on and off, as well as add and remove them.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. HostAdmin icon
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    Saving your time when you switch domain-IP mapping (Hosts file) between different environment. Awesome host file editor!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
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  10. CWP Utilities icon
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    CWP Utilities automates the process of maintaining up-to-date and comprehensive hosts files, P2P block lists, and PAC filters, in order to block a variety of trackers, advertisements, malware and generally malicious activity, on a system-wide level.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Hosts switcher allows you to change and reload your hosts file based on a simple template language.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox
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  12. Quickly and easily install, uninstall, and set up automatic updates for any of Steven Black's unified hosts files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
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