Baidu WiFi Hotspot Is Discontinued. Connectify Hotspot Is a Free Replacement

Baidu WiFi Hotspot is no longer made. Its official site went offline around 2019, and FossHub, one of the sites that hosted the installer, no longer offers it. It never got a Windows 11 version, and the copies left on other download sites are years old and come from sources you can’t check.

If you want to share your PC’s internet with your phone, tablet or other devices, Connectify Hotspot does the same job, is still updated, and its Lite edition is free. Download Connectify Hotspot free and follow the steps below.

Connectify Hotspot 27 runs on 64-bit Windows 10 (version 1703 or later) and Windows 11. On a Windows 7 or 8 PC, use Connectify Hotspot 2021 instead: see our Windows 7 and Windows 8 guides.

Set Up the Baidu WiFi Hotspot Alternative in 5 Steps

All you need is a Windows PC with Wi-Fi. That can be the laptop you use every day or an older laptop that is collecting dust.

1. Download and install Connectify Hotspot on your 64-bit Windows 10 or 11 PC.
2. Open it and choose Wi-Fi hotspot.
3. Under Internet to share, pick the connection you want to share: Wi-Fi, Ethernet, a VPN or a phone plugged in with USB.
4. Set a password. Turn on Block ads if you want lighter pages on every device.
5. Click Start hotspot. Devices join by scanning the QR code on the Hotspot screen, or with the network name and password, like any other Wi-Fi network.

Watch the short video for the same steps.

What Connectify Hotspot Does That Baidu WiFi Hotspot Did Not

• See every device on your hotspot with the data it uses, switch internet access off for any one of them, and turn on gaming mode for a console. Free in every edition.
• Block ads for every device with the built-in universal ad blocker, including ads inside apps.
• Share your VPN connection over Wi-Fi, so every device uses it.
• Get your devices online while traveling: sign in to hotel or in-flight Wi-Fi once on the PC and the rest of your devices get online through the hotspot.
• Share almost any connection: Wi-Fi networks, LAN, DSL and tethered smartphones, plus 4G and 5G modems with PRO.
• Put consoles and smart TVs on your home network with bridged mode, part of MAX. It works when the PC is on Wi-Fi or Ethernet.

Connectify Hotspot Lite is free. It shares Wi-Fi, Ethernet, a VPN or a USB-tethered phone, with per-device controls, gaming mode and ad blocking, and it runs in timed sessions. PRO removes the time limit, shares 4G and 5G modems, and adds wired router mode and a custom hotspot name. MAX adds Wi-Fi repeater mode and bridged mode.