View the active system hosts file
Start the core Hosts Manager workflow without leaving the MachKit toolbox.
Network & Security
Hosts Manager, available locally on your Mac.
Hosts Manager keeps environment-specific hostname mappings visible in one place. Review the active hosts file, compare shared profiles, and apply a switch only after macOS grants write permission—so local development and staging setups stay intentional instead of buried in Terminal edits.
Switch shared or environment-specific mappings
Keep the working input and generated result on the Mac.
Require explicit permission before writing
Copy or continue with the result from the same consistent utility window.
What it covers
See the capability and the boundary together.
What Hosts Manager is designed to do
Hosts Manager keeps environment-specific hostname mappings visible in one place. Review the active hosts file, compare shared profiles, and apply a switch only after macOS grants write permission—so local development and staging setups stay intentional instead of buried in Terminal edits.
- View the active system hosts file
- Switch shared or environment-specific mappings
- Require explicit permission before writing
Keep sensitive working data out of online converters
MachKit runs this utility as bundled local content. It does not require an account, analytics service, remote script, or cloud storage for the tool input.
- Bundled with the native Mac app
- No analytics or advertising
- No upload required for local transformations
Use one utility without installing another standalone app
Hosts Manager shares MachKit’s searchable tool catalog, light and dark appearance, localization, clipboard feedback, and configurable global shortcuts.
- Part of the Network & Security category
- Searchable from the MachKit tools workspace
- Available through an optional global shortcut