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Stop fighting /etc/hosts

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.

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★★★★★ 4.9 · average rating·3-day trial · then one-time·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.

07what people say

They left the terminal. No regrets.

4.9 / 5, average rating
  • 4h / week

    “Locahl saves me 4+ hours every week. No more permission detours or manual edits. Managing 50+ local domains is finally predictable, and the ROI was immediate.”

    David C.
    Senior Frontend Developer
  • 30 min / day

    “The one-click DNS flush alone justifies the price. I used to forget the cache step and lose time debugging. Now it’s one click and done. 30+ minutes saved daily.”

    Marcus J.
    Full Stack Developer
  • 12 devs

    “Our 12-person team moved to Locahl. New developers now get a working local setup in minutes instead of hours, and support requests dropped noticeably.”

    James R.
    Engineering Manager

You deserve better than "sudo nano /etc/hosts"

Join the developers who stopped treating hosts edits like a mini-ritual. One purchase, a smoother workflow.

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09faq

Everything you need to know

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