Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Locahl
The hosts file manager that skips terminal
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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DNSimple CLI▲99Manage Your DNS from the Command Line with DNSimple CLI
May 2026 · dnsimple.com · its alternatives →
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Bare metal to production ready in mins; your own fly server on your VPS. - MightyMoud/sidekick
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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SwitchHosts▲83Free and open source hosts management & switching app
2018 · oldj.github.io · its alternatives →
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hey guys. the other day i was migrating hosting providers and i just needed something not too heavy and convenient to spin up my backups for awhile and realised there is almost nothing out there. kimchi hasn't been updated for years and cockpit is heavy. so here's something i came up with in a couple hours because of a sudden urge, nothing fancy just basic creation with cloud init, lifecycle management and image/storage, but it's modern-ish and it compiles to a 8.4mb binary inclusive of the embedded web UI, CLI and API, and only dep is libvirt.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Go serverless with Webiny and save 60-80% on hosting costs
2020 · webiny.com · its alternatives →
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Shuru is a lightweight sandbox that spins up Linux VMs on macOS using Apple's Virtualization.framework. Boots in about a second on Apple Silicon, and everything is ephemeral by default. There's a checkpoint system for when you do want to persist state, and sandboxes run without network access unless you explicitly allow it. Single Rust binary, no dependencies. Built it for sandboxing AI agent code execution, but it works well for anything where you need a disposable Linux environment.
Feb 2026 · shuru.run · its alternatives →
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Zeit CLI Domains▲238Buy domains right from your terminal with zero configuration
2017 · vercel.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A dual-pane file manager for Mac, Windows and Linux. Save time by quickly jumping to directories. Tailor fman to your needs with its powerful plugin system.
2017 · fman.io · its alternatives →
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A system preference pane to manage your hosts file
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Nodeterm▲130A node-based free open source terminal manager
Aug 2026 · nodeterm.dev · its alternatives →
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2014 · zzzz.io · its alternatives →
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2020 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →
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DockDuck▲97The native macOS file manager Finder should be
Aug 2026 · dockduck.app · its alternatives →
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Fast, secure, configurable. A bold new take on Nix caching.
2024 · determinate.systems · its alternatives →
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Most site blockers work by blacklisting distractions. That never worked for me, the internet is too big, and there’s always something new to waste time on. I wanted the opposite: allowlist‑only browsing. Block everything by default, and explicitly allow only what I need. So I built Sinkzone: a local DNS forwarder with two modes: Monitor mode: lets all traffic through, but logs every domain so you can decide what to allow. Focus mode: only allowlisted domains resolve; everything else is blocked (NXDOMAIN). It’s open source, written in Go, and runs locally on macOS, Linux, and Windows. Works a…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, like many of you talented folk, I’ve been building more, faster than ever. I built Saggar after my terminal stopped feeling like a tool and started feeling like a tab-management problem. Let me know you think!
Aug 2026 · saggar.marginalutility.dev · its alternatives →
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2017 · marta.yanex.org · its alternatives →
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Easily host Express.js apps on AWS serverless infrastructure
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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