NAMO
NAMO is a macOS local DNS server app that lets you reach sites and internal tools on your network by host name instead of IP address.
What is NAMO?
NAMO is a macOS networking utility that runs a local DNS server for your network. It helps developers, testers, and small teams open local websites and internal tools from phones, tablets, laptops, and other devices using easy host names instead of changing IP addresses. The app can create DNS entries manually and can also import hosts from MAMP PRO, which is useful for local web development workflows. NAMO also supports wildcard hosts so multiple subdomains can resolve to the same machine without creating each entry one by one. Because it works inside the local network, it is suited to testing websites across devices, previewing development projects, and reaching LAN-only services with consistent names. Published by MAMP GmbH, NAMO is primarily aimed at users who want simpler local name resolution on Mac.
Key features
- Run a local DNS server on your Mac for devices on the same network
- Create host names that point local websites or internal tools to your Mac
- Import host entries automatically from MAMP PRO
- Use wildcard hosts so many subdomains resolve without separate entries
- Access development sites from phones, tablets, and other computers by name
- Keep local name resolution working inside the LAN without external accounts
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
NAMO is a legitimate local DNS utility for macOS. Its network-related behavior is expected for its purpose because other devices use it to resolve local host names on your LAN. Changing DNS settings on test devices can affect how those devices find local sites until the setting is changed back, so use it only on networks and devices you manage. If you remove the app, any host-name-based access that depends on it will stop working until another DNS solution is configured.
Recommendation: Keep NAMO if you use local host names for web development, device testing, or internal network tools. If you no longer use those workflows, you can remove it, but expect any devices configured to use NAMO for DNS to lose access to those local names until you update their network settings.
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