The Blocklist Checker is a Python-based application with a GUI built using Tkinter. It is designed to check whether domains listed in a hosts file are resolving or blocked by a DNS resolver. This tool helps users determine if their DNS configuration effectively blocks unwanted domains based on hosts file provided.
- GUI Interface: Provides a user-friendly graphical interface using Tkinter.
- Hosts File Parsing: Reads the local hosts file to extract domain entries.
- DNS Resolution Check: Checks each domain against DNS servers to determine if it resolves.
- Output Results: Generates a text file report indicating whether each domain is resolved or blocked.
- Cross-Platform: Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Download: Download the latest release from the Releases page.
- Windows: Double-click on the blocklist-checker.exe.
- macOS/Linux: Run blocklist-checker from the terminal.
- Click Browse in the host file section to load the host file that the blocklist checker will be performed on. Blocklist Sample
- Click Browse in the report file section to specify the directory to save the report file.
- Click Start to start the resolving process, click Pause/Resume to pause or resume the resolving process, click Stop to cancel the operation in progress.
- When the process is complete, you can see the checker results in the report file that has been determined at the previous step.
