What is a free proxy and how does it work?

A proxy server sits between your device and the internet. When you connect through one, the site you visit sees the proxy's IP address instead of yours, and traffic is relayed back and forth through that server. The proxies listed here are aggregated automatically from public sources — free to use, with no account or payment required.

Is it safe to use the free proxies listed here?

The list is compiled automatically from public sources and not independently vetted for who operates each server. It's fine for low-risk tasks like checking geo-specific content or testing, but avoid using any free proxy — from this list or elsewhere — for logging into important accounts or entering payment details, since an unencrypted (HTTP) proxy operator can potentially see that traffic.

How often is the proxy list updated?

The system automatically syncs new proxy data every 15 minutes from multiple public sources, merges and de-duplicates them, and replaces the list — so what you see is always close to current.

What's the difference between HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4, and SOCKS5 proxies?

HTTP proxies handle plain web traffic; HTTPS proxies add TLS encryption for the connection to the proxy, useful when that leg needs to stay private. SOCKS4/SOCKS5 work at a lower level and can relay almost any TCP connection, not just web traffic — SOCKS5 additionally supports authentication and UDP. Filter by protocol above to match what your task needs.

What do "elite," "anonymous," and "transparent" anonymity levels mean?

Elite proxies hide both your IP and the fact that a proxy is being used at all. Anonymous proxies identify themselves as a proxy but withhold your real IP. Transparent proxies pass your original IP along to the destination, so they don't hide your identity — pick the level that matches what the task actually requires.

Why do free proxies stop working so quickly?

Free proxies are typically run on shared, unmanaged, or misconfigured servers with no guaranteed uptime, so they can go offline, get overloaded, or be reassigned at any time — sometimes within minutes. That's also why this list refreshes automatically every 15 minutes and why it's worth checking uptime and response time before relying on any one entry.

Can I use these proxies for web scraping?

Yes, rotating through multiple free proxies is a common way to distribute scraping requests and avoid a single IP getting rate-limited or blocked. Keep expectations realistic though — free proxies are slower and less reliable than dedicated scraping infrastructure, so build in retries and don't depend on any single proxy staying alive.

Can a proxy help me access content restricted to another country?

Yes — connecting through a proxy located in a specific country makes your traffic appear to originate there, which is commonly used to check how a site, price, or search result looks from that location. Filter the list by country to find one in the location you need.

Do I need to create an account to use ProxyFree?

No. The proxy list, filters, and every tool on this site — including the Proxy Checker — are free to use with no registration, login, or personal information required.

How do I filter the list by country, protocol, or quality?

Use the filter bar above the proxy table: choose a country, protocol (HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS4/SOCKS5), minimum anonymity level, or minimum uptime, then sort by fastest response, highest uptime, or most recently updated. You can also browse dedicated pages for any country or protocol directly.

What do "uptime" and "response time" mean in the list?

Uptime is the percentage of recent checks where a proxy successfully responded — higher means more reliable. Response time is how long it took to connect, in milliseconds — lower means faster. Proxies with low uptime are sorted toward the bottom of the default "fastest response" view, since a fast proxy that's frequently down isn't actually useful.

Does ProxyFree log or monitor traffic sent through these proxies?

No. ProxyFree only aggregates and republishes proxy server details (IP, port, protocol, and similar metadata) from public sources — it does not operate the proxies themselves and has no visibility into traffic that passes through them. See the Privacy Policy and Disclaimer for more detail.

Can I use a free proxy for streaming video?

Technically yes, but it's rarely a good experience — free proxies typically have limited bandwidth and inconsistent speed, and many streaming services actively detect and block known proxy/datacenter IP ranges. They work better for quick checks (like confirming region-locked availability) than for sustained streaming.

What's the difference between a proxy and a VPN?

Both route your traffic through another server, but a VPN typically encrypts all traffic from your device at the operating-system level and is meant for consistent, ongoing use, while a proxy is usually configured per-application (like a browser) and, unless it's an HTTPS/SOCKS5 proxy, doesn't necessarily encrypt the connection to itself. Proxies are generally lighter-weight and better suited to one-off or task-specific use.

How do I check whether a proxy is actually working before I use it?

Use the free Proxy Checker tool — paste in one or more proxies, pick the protocol and format, and it will connect through each one in real time and report back whether it's alive, its exit IP, country, city, and response time.

Free Proxy List (Updated in Real-Time)

Browse 5,984+ free HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4 & SOCKS5 proxies from 132+ countries, averaging 31.9% uptime and refreshed automatically every 15 minutes.

Total 5,984 proxies Updated 1 min ago

Country

Protocol

Anonymity

Min. uptime (%)

Sort by

Reset

Export .txt Export .csv

IP : Port	Country	City	Protocol	Anonymity	Org : ASN	Speed	Uptime
67.203.23.88:8081	US	Los Angeles	HTTP	Elite	T3 Web Hosting : AS17252	1106 ms	99.9%
14.251.13.20:8080	VN	Hanoi	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group : AS45899	1111 ms	97.6%
157.230.134.174:3128	US	Santa Clara	HTTPS	Transparent	DigitalOcean, LLC : AS14061	1112 ms	100.0%
145.220.226.12:8080	NL	Utrecht	HTTP	Elite	SURFnet bv : AS1101	1112 ms	77.5%
116.62.202.70:17900	CN	Hangzhou	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	1113 ms	83.1%
68.71.242.118:4145	US	—	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Performive LLC : AS46562	1117 ms	96.7%
203.95.198.157:8080	KH	Phnom Penh	HTTP	Elite	Today Communication Co.,Ltd : AS135375	1120 ms	100.0%
98.181.137.83:4145	US	North Las Vegas	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Cox Communications Inc. : AS22773	1126 ms	99.1%
142.54.239.1:4145	US	—	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Performive LLC : AS46562	1129 ms	97.5%
185.200.37.231:8686	TR	Antakya	HTTP	Transparent	High Speed Telekomunikasyon ve Hab. Hiz. Ltd. Sti : AS202561	1133 ms	100.0%
125.209.108.83:3128	PK	—	HTTPS	Elite	Multinet Broadband : AS9260	1134 ms	83.9%
67.43.112.129:8080	US	Russellville	HTTP	Transparent	Wisper ISP, LLC : AS22926	1140 ms	100.0%
115.231.181.40:8128	CN	—	HTTP	Transparent	NINGBO, ZHEJIANG Province, P.R.China. : AS136188	1152 ms	88.7%
67.203.23.79:8081	US	Los Angeles	HTTP	Elite	T3 Web Hosting : AS17252	1156 ms	99.9%
103.142.69.62:8080	BD	—	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	MIR INFO SYSTEMS LTD. : AS138004	1157 ms	52.8%
192.252.215.2:4145	US	Atlanta	SOCKS5	Elite	Performive LLC : AS46562	1159 ms	54.6%
199.58.184.97:4145	US	Atlanta	SOCKS5	Elite	Performive LLC : AS46562	1159 ms	55.5%
198.8.94.170:4145	US	Atlanta	SOCKS5	Elite	Performive LLC : AS46562	1163 ms	57.1%
103.211.103.170:3128	HK	Kwun Tong	HTTPS	Transparent	Superhub Limited : AS141718	1163 ms	100.0%
113.204.79.230:9091	CN	Jinrongjie	HTTP	Elite	huazhenggongXS com : AS4837	1165 ms	97.8%
199.229.254.129:4145	US	Atlanta	SOCKS5	Elite	Performive LLC : AS46562	1167 ms	57.0%
184.170.248.5:4145	US	Atlanta	SOCKS5	Elite	Performive LLC : AS46562	1171 ms	57.0%
74.119.144.60:4145	US	Atlanta	SOCKS5	Elite	ThePrimeHost - COLO@ : AS46562	1171 ms	56.9%
184.170.249.65:4145	US	Atlanta	SOCKS5	Elite	Performive LLC : AS46562	1171 ms	57.0%
138.118.106.237:999	GT	Santa Catarina Pinula	HTTP	Transparent	ONNO NETWORKS, SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA : AS263781	1173 ms	100.0%
122.116.125.115:8888	TW	Taipei	HTTP	Elite	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. : AS3462	1174 ms	63.6%
45.144.54.40:1080	DE	Frankfurt am Main	SOCKS5	Elite	Aeza International LTD : AS210644	1176 ms	94.7%
31.76.31.119:1080	FI	Helsinki	SOCKS4	Elite	PowerRDP Network LTD : AS197283	1178 ms	41.7%
183.94.1.22:80	CN	Wuhan	HTTPS	Transparent	— : AS4837	1178 ms	100.0%
184.170.245.148:4145	US	—	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Performive LLC : AS46562	1184 ms	98.1%
145.220.226.187:8080	NL	Utrecht	HTTP	Elite	SURFnet bv : AS1101	1185 ms	91.2%
89.22.113.55:8118	DE	Dortmund	HTTPS	Elite	dogado GmbH : AS8648	1188 ms	100.0%
23.95.28.234:10808	US	Los Angeles	SOCKS5	Elite	— : AS36352	1189 ms	57.0%
213.176.115.104:1080	DE	Frankfurt am Main	SOCKS5	Elite	NetCrafters OU : AS210644	1189 ms	99.4%
27.74.251.99:8080	VN	Ho Chi Minh City	HTTP	Elite	VIETTEL : AS7552	1190 ms	97.8%
186.65.109.21:81	AR	Rio Turbio	HTTP	Elite	Telefonica de Argentina : AS22927	1191 ms	92.0%
163.181.207.227:9999	VN	Hanoi	HTTP	Elite	Alibaba.com LLC : AS24429	1203 ms	100.0%
200.70.56.84:1080	AR	Buenos Aires	SOCKS4	Elite	—	1204 ms	97.6%
95.163.153.221:1080	AT	Vienna	SOCKS4	Elite	Aeza Group LLC : AS210644	1207 ms	97.6%
145.220.226.82:8080	NL	Utrecht	HTTP	Elite	SURFnet bv : AS1101	1209 ms	89.6%
45.61.133.104:7777	US	Las Vegas	HTTPS	Elite	FranTech Solutions : AS14956	1211 ms	44.4%
145.220.226.24:8080	NL	Utrecht	HTTP	Elite	SURFnet bv : AS1101	1213 ms	89.4%
38.76.9.0:999	VE	Mérida	HTTP	Transparent	ACT NETWORK, C.A : AS274280	1216 ms	77.6%
185.93.104.246:1080	NL	Amsterdam	SOCKS5	Elite	3nt solutions LLP : AS58061	1217 ms	100.0%
112.74.101.87:9999	CN	Shenzhen	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	1218 ms	88.9%
109.224.242.38:8080	TR	Reyhanlı	HTTP	Transparent	High Speed Telekomunikasyon ve Hab. Hiz. Ltd. Sti : AS216472	1220 ms	94.4%
154.88.189.22:5678	DO	Santiago de los Caballeros	SOCKS4	Elite	Dominican Telecom Prime DTP SRL : AS272011	1223 ms	99.7%
64.176.171.202:2001	IL	Rosh Ha‘Ayin	HTTPS	Transparent	The Constant Company, LLC : AS20473	1223 ms	84.0%
65.108.246.14:9050	US	Helsinki	SOCKS4	Elite	—	1225 ms	100.0%
79.76.59.115:1080	SE	Stockholm	SOCKS5	Elite	Oracle Corporation : AS31898	1229 ms	50.6%

This free proxy list aggregates working HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4, and SOCKS5 proxies from multiple public sources into one place, de-duplicated and refreshed automatically every 15 minutes. As of the most recent sync, it includes 2,601 HTTP, 1,791 HTTPS, 2,372 SOCKS4, and 1,647 SOCKS5 proxies spanning 132+ countries, averaging 31.9% uptime across the current list.

Proxy types available on this list

HTTP proxies handle standard, unencrypted web traffic and are the most widely supported option for browsers, scrapers, and automation tools. HTTPS proxies add TLS encryption for the connection to the proxy itself, which matters when that leg needs to stay private — for example when submitting forms. SOCKS4 proxies operate at a lower level, relaying almost any TCP connection rather than just web traffic, which makes them useful for non-browser applications. SOCKS5 extends SOCKS4 with authentication support and UDP relaying, making it the more capable choice when an application needs more than basic TCP forwarding. Use the protocol filter above to narrow the list down to exactly the type you need.

How to pick the right proxy

Every entry in the list shows its country, protocol, anonymity level, organization/ASN, response time, and uptime, so you can compare options at a glance instead of guessing. Filter by country if a task needs a specific location, by protocol if an application requires HTTP/HTTPS or SOCKS, by minimum uptime to rule out unreliable servers, and by anonymity level (elite, anonymous, or transparent) depending on how much a task needs to hide. Sorting by "Fastest response" automatically groups reliable proxies (green or amber uptime) ahead of unreliable ones, so the top of the list is usually the best starting point.

Keeping the list fresh

Free proxies have a short shelf life — a server that works now can be offline, overloaded, or reassigned within the hour. Rather than showing a static snapshot, this list is fully replaced every 15 minutes from live source data, so stale entries don't linger and newly available proxies show up quickly. The "Updated" timestamp above the table reflects exactly when that happened.

Using free proxies safely

Because this list is sourced from public, free servers rather than a vetted or paid service, treat every entry as unverified: test a proxy with the Proxy Checker before depending on it, and avoid using any free proxy for logging into important accounts or entering payment details. For most everyday uses — checking region-specific content, testing, or basic scraping — the list above is refreshed often enough to keep a steady supply of working options.

Browse by Country

View All Countries →

Browse by Protocol

View All Protocols →

HTTP HTTPS SOCKS4 SOCKS5

How to Use Proxy Free

1

Choose a proxy

Browse the list above and filter by country, protocol (HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS4/SOCKS5), and anonymity level to find a proxy that fits what you need it for.
2

Add it to your device

Copy the IP address and port, then enter them into your device's or browser's proxy settings (Windows/macOS network settings, a browser extension, or an app's connection settings both work — the exact steps depend on what you're using it in).
3

Connect and check the status

Save the settings and try loading a page. If it doesn't connect, the proxy may already be offline — free proxies come and go, so pick another from the list and try again.
4

Use it to protect your original IP

Once connected, sites you visit see the proxy's IP address instead of your own — useful for basic anonymity, checking how a site looks from another location, or keeping your real IP address private.