A suite of tools for managing your system hosts file without ever manually editing it. Hostcraft comes in two forms — a desktop GUI for point-and-click control and a CLI for terminal-first workflows — both powered by the same shared core library.

A cross-platform desktop app built with Tauri and React. Browse your host entries in a clean list view, toggle entries on or off with a single click, search and filter by status or address family, and add new entries through a guided form — all in a polished interface with full light and dark theme support.

Download the installer for your platform from the latest release:

A fast, cross-platform binary with no external dependencies and no Rust installation required. Download a pre-built binary for your platform or use the one-liner install script.

macOS / Linux:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Zaberahmed/hostcraft/main/install.sh | sh

Windows (PowerShell):

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Zaberahamed/hostcraft/main/install.ps1 | iex

Via Cargo (Rust users):

cargo install hostcraft-cli

hostcraft list                                          # view all entries
sudo hostcraft add myapp.local 127.0.0.1               # add an entry
sudo hostcraft edit myapp.local --new-ip 10.0.0.1      # edit an entry
sudo hostcraft toggle myapp.local                       # enable / disable
sudo hostcraft remove myapp.local                       # remove permanently
hostcraft update                                        # update to the latest version

Windows users: run your terminal as Administrator instead of using sudo.

→ See cli/README.md for the full command reference, options, permissions guide, install and uninstall docs, and development notes.

hostcraft/
├── assets/      # screenshots and project media
├── core/        # hostcraft-core — shared library consumed by all tools
├── cli/         # hostcraft-cli — the terminal interface
└── gui/         # hostcraft-gui — the desktop application (Tauri + React)

Documentation:

• cli/README.md — full CLI reference: all commands, options, permissions, install/uninstall, and development guide
• core/README.md — API reference and integration guide for hostcraft-core
• GitHub Releases — GUI installers and CLI pre-built binaries

Issues and pull requests are welcome on GitHub. If you find a bug, have a feature request, or want to improve the docs, feel free to open an issue.

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MIT — see LICENSE for details.