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 6,005+ free HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4 & SOCKS5 proxies from 132+ countries, averaging 33.1% uptime and refreshed automatically every 15 minutes.

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IP : Port	Country	City	Protocol	Anonymity	Org : ASN	Speed	Uptime
45.133.251.196:1080	DE	Frankfurt Am Main	SOCKS5	Elite	PLAY2GO LTD : AS215439	415 ms	99.0%
138.124.118.235:8080	FI	Helsinki	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Aeza International LTD : AS210644	416 ms	89.8%
154.18.255.112:1080	ID	Karawang	HTTP	Elite	— : AS142393	416 ms	90.9%
219.148.171.178:9445	CN	Hechi	HTTPS	Transparent	Chinanet NM : AS4134	419 ms	81.8%
38.194.246.34:999	MX	Los Ramírez	HTTPS	Transparent	IENTC S de RL de CV : AS28458	420 ms	98.7%
157.90.183.51:5555	DE	Falkenstein	SOCKS5	Elite	Hetzner : AS24940	425 ms	100.0%
103.70.44.6:8080	IN	Debra	HTTP	Transparent	Aditya Broadband Services Pvt Ltd : AS45804	425 ms	100.0%
58.210.191.173:8816	CN	Suzhou	HTTPS	Transparent	Suzhou Huaxing Yuanchuang ELECTRON Technology Co., ltd : AS4134	427 ms	89.8%
192.9.231.220:30001	US	San Jose	SOCKS5	Elite	Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (us-sanjose-1) : AS31898	429 ms	97.7%
193.233.139.106:1080	FI	Helsinki	SOCKS5	Elite	Aeza Group LLC : AS210644	431 ms	87.9%
23.224.193.43:3128	US	Los Angeles	HTTPS	Transparent	CloudRadium L.L.C : AS40065	432 ms	97.8%
46.209.123.98:1155	IR	—	HTTP	Transparent	RESPINA-AS : AS42337	433 ms	99.2%
185.182.187.49:3128	FR	Lauterbourg	HTTPS	Transparent	Contabo GmbH : AS51167	435 ms	100.0%
153.72.68.0:8081	US	Santa Clara	HTTP	Anonymous	—	435 ms	100.0%
218.90.167.205:1080	CN	Wuxi	SOCKS4	Elite	wuxi yixing jiangnan cable Co., Ltd : AS4134	436 ms	92.6%
199.7.149.90:3128	US	Stratford	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	EXO BROADBAND : AS400859	439 ms	98.5%
5.77.252.205:8080	AM	Yerevan	HTTP	Transparent	— : AS44395	441 ms	99.5%
161.49.87.222:8095	PH	Pasig	HTTP	Transparent	Converge ICT Solution Inc : AS17639	441 ms	100.0%
103.211.103.170:3128	HK	Kwun Tong	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	Superhub Limited : AS141718	449 ms	94.7%
47.85.161.37:3128	US	Charlottesville	HTTP	Elite	Midwest Cable, Delta Centric LLC, Zenlayer Inc : AS45102	464 ms	99.7%
199.7.149.96:3128	US	Stratford	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	EXO BROADBAND : AS400859	466 ms	98.2%
3.12.95.129:80	US	Columbus	HTTP	Elite	Amazon.com, Inc. : AS16509	466 ms	85.6%
197.248.75.221:8105	KE	Nairobi	HTTP	Transparent	Safaricom Limited : AS37061	473 ms	98.2%
38.127.172.219:37234	US	Washington	HTTP	Elite	Torlandia Trading SRL : AS174	481 ms	100.0%
107.173.8.4:9000	US	Buffalo	SOCKS4	Elite	Ipxo LLC : AS399861	495 ms	99.7%
169.58.135.161:3128	FR	Lauterbourg	HTTPS	Elite	Contabo GmbH : AS51167	496 ms	100.0%
64.112.184.210:3128	US	Richmond	HTTP	Elite	Hosted Backbone : AS14713	502 ms	99.8%
85.133.169.45:8118	IR	Tehran	HTTP	Elite	KimiaCloud : AS200554	503 ms	100.0%
154.27.196.2:999	MX	Colima	HTTP	Transparent	Jose De Jesus Vazquez Ponce : AS270207	505 ms	100.0%
182.253.121.64:8080	ID	Jepara	HTTP	Transparent	— : AS17451	512 ms	69.8%
47.86.42.224:1011	HK	Hong Kong	SOCKS5	Elite	Alibaba Cloud - HK : AS45102	513 ms	97.1%
80.249.131.218:8080	RU	St Petersburg	HTTP	Elite	— : AS49505	517 ms	100.0%
89.43.31.134:3128	TR	Denizli	HTTPS	Elite	Netinternet Bilisim Teknolojileri AS : AS51559	519 ms	98.0%
212.113.104.29:10801	DE	Frankfurt am Main	SOCKS5	Elite	Eduard Ilin : AS213529	520 ms	91.9%
45.240.232.62:8080	EG	Cairo	HTTP	Transparent	Link Egypt (Link.NET) : AS24863	523 ms	98.8%
31.76.15.189:1080	DE	Frankfurt am Main	SOCKS5	Elite	Xorek.Cloud Frankfurt : AS215590	537 ms	72.0%
185.88.177.40:80	IR	Sadra	HTTP	Elite	—	537 ms	98.0%
145.220.226.65:8080	NL	Utrecht	HTTP	Elite	SURFnet bv : AS1101	544 ms	88.5%
134.209.18.113:3129	GB	Slough	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	DigitalOcean, LLC : AS14061	579 ms	86.4%
76.144.40.133:9051	US	West Linn	SOCKS5	Elite	Comcast Cable Communications, LLC : AS7922	580 ms	100.0%
62.60.236.119:10809	FI	Helsinki	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	NetCrafters OU : AS210644	582 ms	89.3%
157.173.123.247:3128	FR	Lauterbourg	HTTP	Elite	Contabo GmbH : AS51167	582 ms	100.0%
193.47.43.18:10801	KZ	Astana	SOCKS5	Elite	— : AS207333	583 ms	98.8%
65.21.252.66:10808	FI	Helsinki	SOCKS5	Elite	Hetzner : AS24940	595 ms	100.0%
153.72.68.0:8080	US	Santa Clara	HTTP	Anonymous	Palo Alto Networks, Inc : AS396982	603 ms	99.8%
141.11.187.9:10800	NL	Amsterdam	SOCKS5	Elite	— : AS16276	606 ms	100.0%
34.44.49.215:80	US	Council Bluffs	HTTP	Elite	—	610 ms	100.0%
202.28.194.139:31280	TH	Chiang Mai	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Office of Info.Tech. Admin. Educational Development : AS4621	613 ms	99.7%
213.163.115.194:8080	XK	Pristina	HTTP	Transparent	Telekomi i Kosovës : AS8661	614 ms	99.5%
38.156.23.225:999	DO	Puerto Plata	HTTP	Transparent	Peniel Wilfi S.R.L : AS64134	618 ms	99.8%

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 2,666 HTTP, 1,822 HTTPS, 2,260 SOCKS4, and 1,748 SOCKS5 proxies spanning 132+ countries, averaging 33.1% 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.