Gas Mask

Amazingly simple in use. Given it 5 stars without any doubts!

it works which is good but i'm tyring to install sth but as soon as i want to open the installer it says you need to update but cant help when it says you need to update the new version can someone help?

its not needed do it manually. after reading this web site notes i found it is the same in iOS and on windows computers . read this. Blocking Websites Using the Windows Hosts File. https://helpdeskgeek.com/networking/edit-hosts-file/

So Far so good. 1) However, I am having difficulty blocking HTTPS:// sites. Is there something special that I am supposed to do to make the program block https:// sites? Currently I am logging in the site as (example)... 127.0.0.1 https://huffingtonpost.com Am I doing it correctly? 2) I am also having trouble with foreign websites from NZ etc. Gas Mask keeps underlining them in RED (same for https). Does the red underline mean anything??? 3) Is there an instruction manual for this program/app?

Is there a way to reorder items in the list in Gas Mask? I have a bunch of sequentially-numbered servers saved there and my need to have things listed in order is driving me crazy... If not here, is there a better forum to post my question?

On macOS Sierra 10.12.2 continues to crash. :(

CowTip: See Dev on GitHub for update beta that works with Sierra.

Gas mask prompt me for a password everytime i login to my system.This issue popped up after i upgraded to EL capitan.

Works great! I just wish there was a Pref Pane version too.

Despite the existing vulnerability, I give it high marks.

I've been using this app for quite some time and find it invaluable.
It makes it extremely easy to edit the hosts file, and multiple versions can be saved, making it quick and easy to switch between them (for testing etc.).

I currently have over 27000 entries, and haven't noticed a slowdown from the original hosts file.


This is a good source for hosts file blocklists:
https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts

Lately I've been using the Unified hosts + gambling + porn list.

Oldie and still goodie.

One of those useful little utilities that has been around for years & is still being updated. Thank you dev!

It worked perfectly as it should. But then I closed the program and I now can't find it to use it again or modify what I have done. It isn't in the Apps folder and I have searched for it in spotlight and finder and can only find the installation file (which does nothing now when I click on it). Help! Where does this program install?

Works exactly as advertised; even in Yosemite! Thanks very much!

Incremental update available fro GitHub https://github.com/2ndalpha/gasmask/releases/tag/0.8.1

I've been wanting to use my hosts file to block access to undesirable websites, but didn't want the hassles of manually editing and updating it. Then I discovered Gas Mask, which makes it oh-so-easy to use alternate hosts files. All I had to do was launch it, add a new remote hosts file (I use http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/hosts), activate the new hosts file, and I'm done. It will update the hosts file when new versions are available, so I don't have to do anything more. And as an added bonus, I have cool gas mask icon in my menubar.

Very useful!

Awesome software

Awesome! Gas Mask not only edits hosts files with ease, it also manages multiple hosts files. I like that it stays out of the way unless I'm using it, unlike another hosts file editor that plops itself in my System Preferences pane. The icon is the ultimate in cool. I put it in my dock just to show it off. Works fine in Mavericks 10.9.3.

Makes it so-o easy to edit my host file!