specialunderwear/Hosts.prefpane
a Cocoa GUI for /etc/hosts observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_readme
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5498
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2168
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1632 stars · 122 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A macOS System Preferences pane providing a Cocoa GUI for editing /etc/hosts, with input validation and per-entry enable/disable toggles. It lets users manage host file entries without touching the terminal or becoming root manually.
Use cases
- edit /etc/hosts on mac without terminal
- toggle hosts file entries on and off
- point a domain to localhost for local development
- test a website before DNS switchover
- skip a load balancer by overriding DNS
- manage hosts entries with a GUI instead of emacs
When to choose
- you're on macOS and want a native GUI for the hosts file
- you frequently switch between environments by toggling host entries
- non-technical teammates need to override DNS for testing
When to avoid
- you need hosts file management on Linux or Windows
- you want scripted or automated hosts file changes
- you need a maintained tool with recent updates (last release 2020)
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
gui file-system networking developer-tools developer-tools networking operating-systems apple-ecosystem hosts-file system-preference-pane cocoa objective-c dns local-development macos desktop
1 source
- homepage: http://niggazpullintriggaz.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-i-managed-to-edit-etchosts-without.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1132020916a7
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| specialunderwear/Hosts.prefpane | main | 23 |
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