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Hosts File Editor vs BlueLife Hosts Editor: catalog facts
Hosts File Editor	BlueLife Hosts Editor
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 or later.	Free Freeware under the Sordum end user licence.
Windows	Windows
Table view with filter, sort, and undo and redo Presets for switching between hosts configurations	Portable, no installation needed Add, delete, block and update hosts entries from one window
Windows only Edits only the local hosts file, not network-wide DNS	Windows only Closed source freeware
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: Freeware
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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