HostsX

A lightweight macOS app for updating local hosts

Features

• Localization (简体中文、English)
• Dark mode

Compatibility

• 2.9.0 requires macOS 10.13 or later
• <= 2.8.2 requires macOS 10.12 or later

Changelogs

• 简体中文
• English

Snapshots

2.9.0

• 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

2.8.2

• 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

FAQ

1. "HostsX" is damaged and can't be opened.

   

   Or open Terminal and run

   sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/HostsX.app

2. How to synchronize remote hosts

   2.9.0

   1. Set a remote source as default source
   2. Click Sync Button

   2.8.2

   1. Click Orign Button to set a remote source as default source
   2. Open app menubar menu
   3. Click Remote - Download

3. 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
   

4. 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

Dependencies

• Sparkle