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Acrylic DNS 2.2.0, released by Mayakron, is a lightweight local DNS proxy whose primary purpose is to accelerate name-resolution on Windows machines by caching previous queries and forwarding requests to upstream resolvers only when necessary. Installed as a Windows service, the application sits between client software and external DNS servers, intercepting lookups for web browsers, e-mail clients, gaming platforms, and any other program that relies on domain-name translation. Once a record has been resolved, Acrylic retains it in an in-memory and on-disk cache; subsequent identical queries are answered instantly from the local store, cutting latency and reducing external bandwidth. System administrators often deploy the proxy in small offices or home labs to provide faster, more reliable surfing during heavy traffic periods, while developers use it to override public DNS entries by editing a local hosts file that Acrylic reads first, simplifying testing of staging sites or micro-services without touching the global resolver. Because the proxy supports wildcard and regular-expression redirection rules, network managers can also block advertising or malware domains at the source by pointing them to 0.0.0.0, delivering a basic layer of protection for every device that uses the computer as their DNS server. Acrylic ships in two major versions—1.x, which offers core caching, and the current 2.x branch that adds IPv6 support, parallel query forwarding, and a modern configuration GUI—yet both remain fully open-source and consume only a few megabytes of RAM even under load. The software is available for free on get.nero.com, with downloads provided via trusted Windows package sources such as winget, always delivering the latest version, and supporting batch installation of multiple applications.
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