[Awesome macOS App] Use SwitchHosts to manage and switch hosts

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SwitchHosts

SwitchHosts is an App for hosts management & switching. It is a free and open source software.

SwitchHosts is an App for managing hosts file, it is based on Electron , React, UmiJS , Chakra UI, CodeMirror, etc.

Features

  • Switch hosts quickly

  • Syntax highlight

  • Remote hosts

  • Switch from system tray

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/oldj/SwitchHosts/master/screenshots/sh_light.png

Installation

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# On macOS
% brew install --cask switchhosts

You can download the source code and build it yourself, or download the built version from following links:

Backup

SwitchHosts stores data at ~/.SwitchHosts (Or folder .SwitchHosts under the current user’s home path on Windows), the ~/.SwitchHosts/data folder contains data, while the ~/.SwitchHosts/config folder contains various configuration information.

References

[1] SwitchHosts - swh.app - https://swh.app/

[2] oldj/SwitchHosts: Switch hosts quickly! - https://github.com/oldj/SwitchHosts

[3] switchhosts — Homebrew Formulae - https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/switchhosts