LiveHosts

Name: LiveHosts
Rating: 3.2424 (33 reviews)
Author: Aioros

By: Aioros

Switch your host/IP mappings in real time without editing your hosts file

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Features & Capabilities

LiveHosts is a Chrome extension designed for developers and network professionals who need quick and flexible control over domain-to-IP mappings. Unlike traditional methods requiring manual edits to the hosts file, LiveHosts allows you to redirect domains to any chosen IP dynamically within your browser.

This extension simulates host file modifications by enabling user-defined domain redirections accompanied by custom Host headers. The browser's address bar updates accordingly, displaying the hostname directly after the IP address — making it clear which domain is being accessed through the new mapping. LiveHosts streamlines testing, debugging, and development workflows by removing the hassle of manual network configuration changes.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Aioros

Daily users:

1,017 -8

Rating:

3.24

(33)

Version:

1.1.3 Last updated: 2019-06-14

Version code:

4481737

Creation date:

2019-06-10

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
storage
http://*/*
https://*/*

Content scripts matches:

Size:

104.37KB

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-21

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 3,257 ▼ 8

Other rankings

#369 in Web Development ▼ 4

#33 in live keyword 44

#37 in cost keyword 9

#64 in give keyword 9 ▼ 2

#103 in ip keyword 36 ▲ 1

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Other platforms

LiveHosts (v2.0.0)

10,000 3.19

(42)

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Developed by:

Aioros

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/livehosts/

Website:

https://github.com/Aioros/livehosts

User Reviews

Pros

Helps to bypass flaky DNS on intranet VPNs
Can be useful for testing non-HTTPS sites
By allows users to add custom hostname to IP address rules easily

Cons

Does not support wild cards
Rewrites the URL in a way that breaks links on some sites
Pop-up for adding rules is unreliable and often closes unexpectedly
Doesn't set the Host header when redirecting to IPs
Only works if DNS over HTTPS is disabled

Recent reviews

by 退出*****, 2025-03-28

by 天灭*****, 2025-02-13

does not work at all

by Fi*****, 2025-01-15

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Is LiveHosts Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

LiveHosts requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

LiveHosts has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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