Installation

Install Helm from the App Store and complete a one-time authorization.

Download

• Helm on the App Store

System permission setup (first launch)

Helm needs permission to write /private/etc/hosts.

1. Grant your macOS user write access (recommended):

sudo /bin/chmod +a 'user:YourUserName:allow write' /private/etc/hosts

2. If ACL-based permission is blocked in your environment, use this fallback:

sudo chmod +w /private/etc/hosts

3. Open Helm and follow the in-app Authorize flow to grant file access to /private/etc/hosts.

After this setup, Helm can read/write hosts normally and you should not need to authorize again unless system permissions change.