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Last Updated: 30 Sep 2026 07:04 by ADMIN
Nick
Created on: 01 Aug 2025 05:06
Type: Feature Request
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Expose HOSTS feature within the UI

Consider adding a feature to modify the HOSTS file through the Fiddler Everywhere UI, similar to this feature in Fiddler Classic https://docs.telerik.com/fiddler/knowledge-base/hosts. 

Currently, there is no UI option to modify the operating system HOSTS file, so users must modify it manually as noted in the following documentation section: https://docs.telerik.com/fiddler-everywhere/capture-traffic/reverse-proxy#reverse-proxy-for-remote-web-servers.

Example:

Configure the hosts file on your OS to map www.example.com to 127.0.0.1.

On Windows:

# Add entry to hosts file (run as Administrator)
echo 127.0.0.1 www.example.com >> C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

# Verify the entry was added
type C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts | findstr example.com

# Flush DNS cache to apply changes
ipconfig /flushdns

On macOS:

# Add entry to hosts file (requires sudo)
echo "127.0.0.1 www.example.com" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts

# Verify the entry was added
grep example.com /etc/hosts

# Flush DNS cache to apply changes
sudo dscacheutil -flushcache
sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
2 comments
ADMIN
Nick Iliev
Posted on: 30 Sep 2026 07:04

Hello everyone,

 

The DNS Host remapping feature (known as HOSTS in Fiddler Classic) is now available in Fiddler Everywhere. Detailed information on how to use the feature is availble in the following documentation article:

https://www.telerik.com/fiddler/fiddler-everywhere/documentation/capture-traffic/host-remapping 

 

Regards,
Nick Iliev
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Jay
Posted on: 15 Aug 2025 03:32
I was hoping to clarify a little more on the feature request.  I believe in Fiddler Classic, when you added or modified a HOSTS entry, the feature didn't seem to modify the existing Windows HOSTS file.  It seemed to act as it's own independent HOSTS file.  That and the Fiddler certs was magic.