oldj/SwitchHosts
Switch hosts quickly! observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
92/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 77
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 31
- age_days: 5479
- days_rel: 76
- days_push: 11
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
27101 stars · 2665 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
SwitchHosts is a free, open-source desktop application for managing and quickly switching between hosts file configurations. Built with Tauri, React, and Rust, it supports local and remote hosts schemes, syntax highlighting, scheduled syncing, and system tray switching.
Use cases
- switch between hosts file configurations quickly
- manage multiple hosts schemes for dev staging and production
- sync remote hosts files automatically on a schedule
- share hosts configurations with team members via export/import
- edit hosts file with syntax highlighting
- toggle hosts entries from the system tray
When to choose
- you frequently switch hosts entries across environments during development
- you need to manage local and remote hosts schemes in one GUI
- you want a cross-platform free tool with tray-based quick switching
When to avoid
- you only need a one-time hosts file edit a plain text editor suffices
- you need DNS-level resolution rather than hosts file overrides
- you require a headless or CLI-only environment
Facets
application · maturity active
developer-tools configuration-management editor gui developer-tools networking cross-platform windows cross-platform hosts-file hosts-switching tauri system-administration local-dns macos linux desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/oldj/SwitchHosts · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9e394677a1f2
- homepage: https://switchhosts.app · fetched 2026-08-29 · 95059bb87637
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| oldj/SwitchHosts | main | 92 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="oldj/SwitchHosts")
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