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 TOPFreeProxyList.com?

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 TOPFreeProxyList.com log or monitor traffic sent through these proxies?

No. TOPFreeProxyList.com 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 SOCKS4 Proxy List (Updated in Real-Time)

796 free SOCKS4 proxies, averaging 43% uptime, refreshed automatically every 15 minutes.

Total 796 proxies Updated 6 min ago

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IP : Port	Country	City	Protocol	Anonymity	Org : ASN	Speed	Uptime
170.150.1.253:4145	BR	Sao Jose do Cerrito	SOCKS4	Elite	UNIFIQUE TELECOMUNICACOES S/A : AS28343	7770 ms	33.3%
160.155.90.26:1080	CI	Abidjan	SOCKS4	Elite	ORANGE COTE D'IVOIRE : AS29571	7816 ms	38.2%
138.186.133.161:4153	BR	Itabaiana	SOCKS4	Elite	UNIDASNET COMUNICACOES LTDA : AS53160	7878 ms	17.4%
103.179.172.167:18888	VN	—	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	VIETNAM POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUP : AS135905	7961 ms	21.2%
80.191.40.130:5678	IR	—	SOCKS4	Elite	TCI : AS58224	7987 ms	10.9%
185.130.219.10:4153	ES	Javea	SOCKS4	Elite	suisbogatelecom : AS56697	7990 ms	15.2%
102.64.116.121:4145	CG	Brazzaville	SOCKS4	Elite	A.M.C Telecom : AS328500	8021 ms	8.9%
177.131.125.144:5432	BR	Joacaba	SOCKS4	Elite	ACESSOLINE TELECOM ACESSO (ALT) : AS262391	8029 ms	28.4%
45.249.78.193:3629	IN	—	SOCKS4	Elite	CtrlS : AS18229	8095 ms	17.3%
109.224.22.36:51372	IQ	Baghdad	SOCKS4	Elite	HulumTele : AS203214	8117 ms	13.2%
177.184.67.37:4145	BR	Barra do Pirai	SOCKS4	Elite	Multipla Servicos Inteligentes : AS52898	8202 ms	14.9%
160.226.138.129:5678	ZA	Ceres	SOCKS4	Elite	The Computer Hut cc : AS328178	8277 ms	9.6%
103.105.40.241:4145	IN	Erode	SOCKS4	Elite	Minnal Digital Network Private Limited : AS137143	8323 ms	9.4%
46.29.116.3:4145	RU	Pyatigorsk	SOCKS4	Elite	KMVTELECOM-AS : AS44963	8399 ms	20.8%
176.97.210.116:9091	DE	Frankfurt am Main	SOCKS4	Elite	Tube-Hosting : AS49581	8409 ms	16.5%
89.151.134.157:3629	RU	Cheboksary	SOCKS4	Elite	PJSC "Rostelecom". Technical Team : AS12389	8484 ms	27.7%
103.10.99.110:5678	ID	Jakarta	SOCKS4	Elite	Neuviz Net : AS18103	8487 ms	26.2%
45.249.50.137:4153	IN	Guntur	SOCKS4	Elite	VAINAVI INDUSTIES LTD, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER, INDIA : AS45582	8524 ms	16.8%
103.154.76.52:8080	ID	Yogyakarta	SOCKS4	Elite	PT Tonggak Teknologi Netikom : AS140481	8530 ms	27.9%
157.20.189.110:5678	ID	—	SOCKS4	Elite	Dinas Komunikasi dan Informatika Kabupaten Lamongan : AS152422	8558 ms	37.0%
103.167.156.34:1080	ID	Pemalang	SOCKS4	Elite	PT Jaringan Tiang Indonesia Group : AS150554	8636 ms	32.0%
103.60.139.129:4153	IN	Chennai	SOCKS4	Elite	Velocity Internet India Private Ltd : AS134016	8645 ms	14.8%
213.150.221.198:4153	ZA	Johannesburg	SOCKS4	Elite	Clear Access (Pty) Ltd : AS327794	8678 ms	26.1%
180.148.210.77:1080	BD	Narayanganj	SOCKS4	Elite	Stargate Communications Ltd. : AS45905	8773 ms	24.9%
5.39.250.32:9249	LV	Riga	SOCKS4	Elite	Baykov Ilya Sergeevich : AS30938	8801 ms	39.9%
122.102.41.226:4153	ID	Jakarta	SOCKS4	Elite	PT. HIPERNET INDODATA : AS38758	8858 ms	23.7%
129.205.244.185:5678	BW	Gaborone	SOCKS4	Elite	BOTSWANA FIBRE NETWORKS (Proprietary) Limited : AS37678	9010 ms	25.3%
104.194.132.112:9051	US	Las Vegas	SOCKS4	Elite	RouterHosting LLC : AS14956	9026 ms	27.2%
140.238.14.161:8082	KR	Seoul	SOCKS4	Elite	Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (ap-seoul-1) : AS31898	9153 ms	33.0%
157.245.129.129:10000	US	North Bergen	SOCKS4	Elite	DigitalOcean, LLC : AS14061	9485 ms	33.0%
169.58.84.113:9050	DE	—	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	TERRATRANSIT-AS : AS42366	9921 ms	3.4%
43.108.46.245:9050	KR	Seoul	SOCKS4	Elite	Alibaba.com LLC : AS45102	10046 ms	29.0%
159.195.194.242:1080	DE	Nuremberg	SOCKS4	Elite	Netcup KVM : AS197540	10389 ms	32.3%
91.246.1.6:4431	RU	Irkutsk	SOCKS4	Elite	Baikal-Teleport CJSC : AS59616	10484 ms	34.2%
85.217.171.80:9051	BG	Sofia	SOCKS4	Elite	Redcluster LTD : AS44901	10622 ms	36.8%
159.195.62.125:9050	DE	Nuremberg	SOCKS4	Elite	NETCUP-KVM : AS197540	10643 ms	25.3%
144.91.83.39:9050	FR	Lauterbourg	SOCKS4	Elite	Contabo GmbH : AS51167	10849 ms	30.2%
222.212.85.149:5678	CN	Chengdu	SOCKS4	Elite	Chinanet : AS4134	11084 ms	31.0%
161.97.106.223:9050	FR	Lauterbourg	SOCKS4	Elite	Contabo GmbH : AS51167	11269 ms	23.9%
146.56.191.98:14785	KR	Seoul	SOCKS4	Elite	Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (ap-seoul-1) : AS31898	11296 ms	21.2%
140.238.43.53:54322	JP	Inzai	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Oracle Corporation : AS31898	11980 ms	36.8%
46.174.23.200:5678	CZ	Nyrany	SOCKS4	Elite	VODAFONE-CZ-AS : AS16019	13866 ms	14.3%
87.120.187.129:9050	DE	Frankfurt am Main	SOCKS4	Elite	Play2go International Limited : AS215439	13983 ms	11.8%
164.152.122.199:19100	CA	Stittsville	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Serverside.com : AS55285	16006 ms	12.4%
192.9.241.51:26568	US	San Jose	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Oracle Corporation : AS31898	18634 ms	13.1%
192.236.187.201:9050	US	—	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	HostPapa : AS54290	56782 ms	5.5%

Need a SOCKS4 proxy? This page currently tracks 796 of them worldwide, refreshed automatically every 15 minutes. It currently ranks #4 of 4 tracked protocols by proxy count. Filter by country or anonymity level to find the right one.

Of the proxies currently listed: 793 elite, 3 anonymous, and 0 transparent — averaging 43% uptime and 3647ms response time overall.

SOCKS4 proxies operate at a lower level than HTTP proxies, relaying almost any TCP connection rather than just web traffic — useful for applications that aren't browsers. SOCKS4 has no built-in authentication, so treat the proxy itself as untrusted infrastructure — it's a good fit for simple TCP forwarding tasks, less so for anything that assumes a private, authenticated tunnel.

Match the anonymity level to the task: elite for maximum concealment, anonymous when some visibility is acceptable, transparent when hiding the source IP isn't the point. As with any free, publicly sourced proxy list, uptime and speed vary between entries, so verify a proxy works before relying on it, and don't use free proxies for anything involving passwords or payment information.

The list above reflects the most recent sync and updates automatically every 15 minutes — no need to refresh manually, just revisit this page whenever a fresh batch is needed.

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How to Use SOCKS4 Proxy Free

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Choose a proxy

Browse the SOCKS4 proxies listed above and pick one based on protocol, uptime, and anonymity level (elite, anonymous, or transparent) 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.

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