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hBlock vs SwitchHosts: catalog facts
hBlock	SwitchHosts
Free Free to download and use.	Free Free, with source code published on GitHub.
Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Single portable POSIX shell script Combines several blocklist sources	Switch between hosts file setups in one click Supports remote hosts lists such as blocklists
Only protects the machine whose hosts file it writes No per-app or per-request control	Hosts files cannot block by wildcard or filter whole networks Needs administrator rights to change the system hosts file
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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