A lightweight macOS app for updating local hosts
HostsX
A lightweight macOS app for updating local hosts
Menubar
Local
: Import a hosts to replace local hosts
Reset
: Reset local hosts to default
Remote
Sync Button
: Download default remote hosts and overwrite local hosts
Add Button
: Add a remote source
Menubar
Local
: Import a hosts to replace local hosts
Remote - Download
: Download default remote hosts and overwrite local hosts
Remote
Orign
: It indicates that this is a default source
Orign Button (Top right corner)
: Set a remote source as default source
More Menu
: Right click to show
Open Button (1st Menu item)
: Open a remote source with your browser
Add Button (2nd Menu item)
: Add a remote source
Remove Button (3rd Menu item)
: Remove a remote source
"HostsX" is damaged and can't be opened.
Or open Terminal
and run
sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/HostsX.app
How to synchronize remote hosts
2.9.0
Sync Button
2.8.2
Orign Button
to set a remote source as default sourceRemote - Download
How to avoid overwriting your local hosts (Only Remote)
Put the content that you don't want to be overwritten between # My Hosts Start
and # My Hosts End
, like below
# My Hosts Start
the content that you don't want to be overwritten
# My Hosts End
the content from a remote source
What's the hosts_old
When completing a local or remote operation, it will create a hosts_old
to record the contents before the changes