re:route

re:route entries in your hosts file with one click.

Swap a hostname between Local, Staging, and Prod with one click. See exactly what will change before it's written. Never lose a manual edit.

Apple Silicon & Intel

re:route

api.myapp.dev

Local · 127.0.0.1 Staging · 10.0.4.21 Prod · 52.14.0.9

auth.myapp.dev

Local · 127.0.0.1 Staging · 10.0.4.30

cdn.myapp.dev

Staging · 10.0.4.40 US-East · 18.211.3.4

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SAFE WRITES

Every change, previewed before it's real.

Atomic, timestamped writes. The exact diff is confirmed before anything touches /etc/hosts.

Confirm Change

−127.0.0.1  api.staging.local
+10.0.4.21  api.staging.local

Existing entries found

We found hand-added entries in your hosts file.

192.168.1.50 dev.local

10.0.0.12 printer.local

127.0.0.1 test.internal

ADOPT, DON'T FIGHT

A first-launch scan finds hand-added entries and lets you choose which to bring under management.

RAW EDITOR

A full text view with inline validation — duplicate hostnames, invalid IPs, and shadow-domain conflicts are flagged live.

hosts — raw

0.0.1  localhost
0.4.21  api.staging.local
0.4.22  api.staging.localduplicate hostname
168.1.1  router.local

History

Switched api.myapp.dev → Staging Today, 2:14 PM

Restore

Adopted 3 entries Today, 9:02 AM

Restore

Switched auth.myapp.dev → Local Yesterday, 6:40 PM

Restore

HISTORY & ROLLBACK

Every write is versioned. Restore any prior state of your hosts file in one click.

Windows and Linux support is planned.

re:route