ToggleHosts

One payment. No subscription.

A one-time purchase for ToggleHosts including 1 year of updates and lifetime access to your version. Works on macOS, Windows, and Linux.

No subscription, no account, no telemetry. You keep your version for life and get a year of updates.

To scale
One hour of a developer's time$60
ToggleHosts, once, for life$8.99

It pays for itself the first time a stale cache doesn't cost you an afternoon.

There is no free trial. The walkthrough on this page shows the entire loop before you pay.
Download links for macOS, Windows and Linux land in your inbox immediately.
Activation with your purchase email. Move to another machine yourself, anytime.
Secure payment via Creem · card, Apple Pay, Google Pay.

Two machines? Dual, $12.99 · A team? $15.00 / seat with admin dashboard and CLI. Compared below ↓

Solo License
1 person · 1 machine
MOST POPULAR
$8.99one-time
Buy and download nowDownload links by email · takes about a minute
Unlimited entries and named environments
Automatic DNS flush · system and browsers
Diff preview and strict IPv4 / IPv6 validation
Backup before every apply, one-click restore
Command palette, bulk import, JSON import / export
macOS, Windows and Linux, same app
100 % local · no account, nothing synced
1 year of updates, version kept for life

Solo License

1 machine

$8.99one-time payment (1 yr updates)

Included

  • All core features included
  • 1 person · 1 device
  • Perpetual license (keep version for life)
  • 1 year of updates included
  • Self-serve device transfer

License & scale

Devices
1
License
Lifetime
Updates included
1 year
Release / change device
Admin dashboard & seat management
Shared environments & sync
Export members (CSV)
CLI
Support
Email
Compare every license
Features
Solo License1 machine$8.99one-time payment (1 yr updates)
−28%
Dual License2 machines$12.99one-time payment (1 yr updates)
Team License2+ seats$15.00/ seat · 2+ seats
License & scale
Devices11 / seat
LicenseLifetimeLifetime
Updates included1 year1 year
Release / change device
Admin dashboard & seat management
Shared environments & sync
Export members (CSV)
CLI
SupportEmailPriority
what people say

They stopped losing an hour to a cache that wouldn't let go.

Five minutes in the terminal per staging switch, gone. One click, cache flushed.

Alexandre Dupont
Lead Frontend · agency, 8 devs / 25 projects

No more wondering why the browser still hits the old IP. First tool I install now.

Sarah Chen
Freelance full-stack · 12 clients

We toggle environments all day without ever corrupting system config.

Thomas Mercier
Senior QA Lead · SaaS studio
faq

Questions before you start?

Still unsure? Contact support - a human answers.

There is no free trial. ToggleHosts is a one-time $8.99 purchase, and buying is what unlocks the download. The demo video on this page shows the full workflow (named environment, diff before apply, DNS flush, restore) so you can see exactly what you get before you pay. Your license is perpetual and includes 1 year of updates.

No. ToggleHosts changes the local hosts file on your machine. Only your computer then resolves the domain to the selected environment: neither the DNS zone nor what visitors see changes.

ToggleHosts prepares a local preview: an environment maps domains to the IP of the version you need to test. You review the diff, apply changes in a controlled way, flush DNS cache, and keep a backup so you can return to the previous state.

If a free editor covers your need, it may well be the right choice. What you get here is what happens after you hit save: entries validated before they reach the system file, a diff and a backup before every write, a warning when another tool interferes, and the system and browser DNS caches flushed automatically so the change takes effect. Same app on Windows, macOS and Linux, one-time purchase.

It is a one-time purchase. You pay once for your perpetual license (keep your version for life), with 1 year of updates included. No recurring subscription or hidden fees.

Yes. ToggleHosts creates a backup before applying changes, so you can restore your hosts file quickly if needed.

Unlimited. ToggleHosts stays fast with instant search, whether you have 10 lines or 1000+.

Yes. One click runs the correct DNS flush commands for your operating system, so changes take effect without manual steps.

ToggleHosts is a native desktop app for Windows, macOS, and Linux. After purchase, you receive download links for all supported platforms.

A Solo license binds to one machine at a time. Use Change computer in Account (email code) when you replace hardware, limited to prevent sharing. Dual covers two machines for one person on the same email. For more devices or teammates, buy a Team license (2+ seats). Team admins can also release a device from the Team dashboard.

All licenses include email support, plus documentation for common workflows and troubleshooting.