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.

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IP : Port	Country	City	Protocol	Anonymity	Org : ASN	Speed	Uptime
167.99.74.174:9090	SG	Singapore	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	DigitalOcean, LLC : AS14061	1395 ms	67.5%
144.31.222.106:7890	RU	Moscow	SOCKS5	Elite	Moscow Server Network : AS202831	1395 ms	65.2%
174.75.211.193:4145	US	Pensacola	SOCKS5	Elite	Cox Communications : AS22773	1396 ms	93.3%
106.14.3.170:15818	CN	Shanghai	HTTPS	Transparent	Aliyun Computing Co., LTD : AS37963	1401 ms	88.2%
193.111.78.67:3128	TR	Fatih	HTTPS	Transparent	Hosting Dunyam Bilisim Teknolojileri Ticaret Limited Sirketi : AS212219	1402 ms	99.6%
178.238.225.233:3128	FR	Lauterbourg	HTTPS	Transparent	Contabo GmbH : AS51167	1407 ms	100.0%
185.174.80.7:3128	ES	Zahara de los Atunes	HTTP	—	nolu : AS206853	1409 ms	43.1%
188.132.150.36:8080	TR	Kilis	HTTP	Transparent	Guneydogu Telekom Int. Bil. VE Ilt. Hiz. Tic. Ltd. STI : AS216472	1411 ms	97.4%
37.79.247.59:3128	RU	Kamyshlov	HTTPS	Transparent	Dynamic distribution IPs for broadband services : AS12389	1415 ms	100.0%
41.242.118.200:50000	YT	Chembényoumba	HTTP	Transparent	— : AS37614	1415 ms	100.0%
192.111.129.150:4145	US	Hialeah	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Performive LLC : AS46562	1421 ms	97.6%
181.119.111.53:999	GT	Guatemala City	HTTP	Transparent	UFINET Guatemala S. A : AS52468	1423 ms	95.8%
103.95.34.186:3128	MY	Subang Jaya	HTTP	Elite	KS IT SOLUTIONS SDN BHD : AS136749	1426 ms	99.7%
47.79.42.41:3128	JP	Tokyo	HTTPS	Elite	NORTHERN CABLE AND FIBER, LLC, Delta Centric LLC, Zenlayer Inc : AS45102	1434 ms	100.0%
153.135.4.238:8080	JP	Nakamurachō	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	Open Computer Network : AS4713	1442 ms	99.0%
91.217.81.131:1081	RU	Moscow	HTTP HTTPS SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	FIRSTBYTE-AS : AS204997	1457 ms	90.8%
36.95.27.225:8080	ID	Sukabumi	HTTP	Transparent	Telekomunikasi Indonesia : AS7713	1464 ms	92.2%
91.107.155.72:9080	DE	Frankfurt Am Main	SOCKS5	Elite	Hetzner Online AG : AS24940	1478 ms	100.0%
114.9.26.202:8080	ID	Kotabaru	HTTP	Transparent	IOH B2B : AS4761	1479 ms	96.5%
38.14.250.162:1080	US	San Jose	SOCKS4	Elite	PEG TECH INC : AS400619	1483 ms	72.8%
44.202.249.26:5555	US	Ashburn	SOCKS4	Elite	AWS EC2 (us-east-1) : AS14618	1483 ms	86.0%
103.71.162.17:8080	ID	Trenggalek	HTTP	Transparent	— : AS139981	1485 ms	95.8%
43.133.175.183:7890	JP	Tokyo	HTTP	Elite	Tencent Cloud Computing : AS132203	1485 ms	99.0%
103.210.35.183:8080	ID	Yogyakarta	HTTP	Anonymous	Diskominfo DIY : AS59151	1489 ms	100.0%
163.227.250.58:8080	ID	Karawang	HTTP	Transparent	PT Media Central Access : AS153889	1498 ms	100.0%
8.221.116.96:1080	US	Charlottesville	SOCKS5	Elite	Alibaba.com Singapore E-Commerce Private Limited : AS45102	1500 ms	99.5%
46.209.123.100:1155	IR	—	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	RESPINA-AS : AS42337	1506 ms	99.3%
15.204.9.51:8888	US	Hillsboro	HTTPS	Elite	OVH US LLC : AS16276	1507 ms	100.0%
91.233.223.147:3128	RU	Sochi	HTTPS	Transparent	Radist LTD : AS57753	1512 ms	99.5%
5.10.213.115:3080	FI	Helsinki	SOCKS5	Elite	Baxet : AS26383	1516 ms	97.6%
47.245.165.201:1080	DE	Frankfurt am Main	SOCKS5	Elite	Alibaba Cloud LLC : AS45102	1520 ms	58.3%
142.54.226.214:4145	US	—	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Performive LLC : AS46562	1526 ms	96.7%
58.254.153.147:17981	CN	Shanwei	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	— : AS136958	1547 ms	98.4%
118.97.75.82:8080	ID	Bekasi	HTTPS	Transparent	— : AS7713	1552 ms	98.5%
47.250.211.53:1080	MY	Kuala Lumpur	SOCKS5	Elite	Alibaba.com LLC : AS45102	1554 ms	95.2%
121.169.46.116:1090	KR	Suwon	SOCKS5	Elite	Sudogwongangnambonbujang : AS4766	1573 ms	94.6%
199.116.114.11:4145	US	—	SOCKS4	Elite	Performive LLC : AS46562	1586 ms	97.5%
167.172.76.176:9090	SG	Singapore	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	DigitalOcean, LLC : AS14061	1586 ms	56.9%
202.169.250.148:8111	ID	Jakarta	HTTP	Transparent	— : AS38143	1589 ms	98.0%
193.107.238.120:1080	RU	Yekaterinburg	SOCKS5	Elite	NetAngels.RU network in Yekaterinburg (Rostelecom DataCenter) : AS44128	1591 ms	99.4%
179.43.96.178:8080	PE	Arequipa	HTTP	Transparent	Misticom Fibra Optica S.A.C : AS263189	1592 ms	100.0%
91.98.161.17:1080	DE	Nuremberg	SOCKS5	Elite	Cloud Nbg1 : AS24940	1594 ms	100.0%
131.222.251.50:8080	TR	Istanbul	HTTPS	Transparent	Turk Telekomunikasyon Anonim Sirketi : AS216472	1595 ms	100.0%
101.255.137.49:80	ID	East Jakarta	HTTPS	Elite	— : AS38511	1595 ms	100.0%
103.106.190.58:1080	HK	Sheung Wan	SOCKS5	Elite	I LAYER LIMITED : AS401696	1596 ms	92.1%
147.45.221.111:1082	AL	Elbasan	SOCKS5	Elite	Global Connectivity Solutions LLP : AS215540	1597 ms	55.3%
180.94.91.170:8080	AF	Kabul	HTTP	Transparent	Cafe AFGHANTELECOM : AS55330	1601 ms	100.0%
131.0.33.25:8080	BR	Criciuma	HTTP	Anonymous	NETFACIL INTERNET VIA RADIO E INFORMATICA LTDA - M : AS61868	1604 ms	74.1%
181.176.2.246:8443	PE	San Francisco De Borja	HTTPS	Transparent	VIETTEL PERÚ S.A.C : AS262210	1607 ms	98.5%
37.18.73.60:5566	RU	Moscow	SOCKS5	Elite	Cloud.ru : AS208677	1610 ms	79.2%

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.

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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.