HostAdmin

Saving your time when you switch domain-ip mapping (Hosts file) between different environment. Awesome host file editor !

What is HostAdmin?

HostAdmin is a highly efficient Chrome extension that enables seamless and swift switching of domain-ip mapping in your Hosts files. Originally designed as a Firefox Addon, HostAdmin has now been ported for Chrome users. The extension greatly enhances productivity by not only allowing you to group and hide different projects but also automatically refreshing your DNS cache whenever you make changes in your Hosts file, even if you've done it manually. It's a must-have tool for those working in different environments.

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By: T.G.

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Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.00 (51)

Version: 1.4.8 (Last updated: 2013-08-17)

Creation date: 2013-08-17

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
browsingData

Size: 185.34K

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 22881 ▼ 235

Other rankings

#3053 in Developer Tools #100 in firefox keyword 23 ▼ 1 #204 in switch keyword 35 ▼ 2 #225 in refresh keyword 80 ▼ 1 #255 in domain keyword 20 ▼ 8

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Summary

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HostAdmin Chrome port

Saving your time when you switch domain-ip mapping between different environment

Firefox Version https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hostadmin/

Introduction HostAdmin is a Firefox Addon , that helps you modify the Hosts file , switch domain-ip mapping. HostAdmin can understand your Hosts file via a enhanced Hosts file syntax.

In additional, HostAdmin refresh your DNS cache automaticlly whenever you change your Hosts file, even manually.

How does HostAdmin analyze the Hosts file Common IP DOMAIN [#COMMENT]

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Allows for rapidly enabling/disabling individual HOSTS entries
simple and easy to use
automatically clears cache
convenient
useful

Cons

Does not work for some users
slow
inserts ad network tracking codes
has issues saving rules
cannot read local host file

Most mentioned

Easy to use
Issues with functionality
Useful
Issues with saving rules
Inserts ad network tracking codes

Recent reviews

Not working anymore

Grégory Becker, 2022-03-31

它不能工作，点击Save按钮时，控制台console出现了报错 chrome-extension://o…_file_wrapper.js:25 Uncaught TypeError: helper.set is not a function

Jackxwb Jackxwb, 2022-03-04

为什么读取不到本地的host文件呢？

Betty Wong, 2016-11-18

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Safety

Risk impact

HostAdmin may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.