The modern hosts file manager for Windows, macOS & Linux. Multilingual, actively maintained and built to save you time, edit entries, switch environments and flush DNS without the terminal.
Locahl is a cross-platform hosts file manager for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Edit your hosts file without the terminal, flush DNS in one click, switch dev/staging/prod environments, and keep automatic backups — one-time license, lifetime updates.
★★★★★ 4.9 · average rating·one-time · updates included·Windows · macOS · Linux
before · terminal⏱ ~4 min
Terminal - hosts
● live
~/etc $
after · locahl⏱ 6 s
Locahl - staging
● v1.2.0
⌘K Search 347 entries…
devstagingprodstaging · active
127.0.0.1localhost# system
127.0.0.1app.staging.local# acme
0.0.0.0ads.tracking.example# blocked
10.0.0.4db.staging.local# db
192.168.1.10elasticsearch.local# search
2001:db8::1ipv6.dev.local# v6
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01the friction
Why /etc/hosts slows people down
These are the little traps that make a simple edit feel like a mini-incident.
! EACCES
"Permission denied"
The classic. Everything is correct, except the part where you needed sudo.
! ENOCACHE
"Why isn't it working?!"
You debug. You double-check. Then you remember DNS cache exists.
! EFINDLINE
300 lines, 1 entry
You know it’s in there somewhere. The file disagrees.
02what is locahl
A polished desktop app for your hosts file across every machine you own.
Edit entries, switch between environments, and keep everything organized in a modern, multilingual interface, with automatic backups, IPv6 validation and DNS flushing built in. No more sudo nano /etc/hosts.