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

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