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 SOCKS5 Proxy List (Updated in Real-Time)

1,707 free SOCKS5 proxies, averaging 31.5% uptime, refreshed automatically every 15 minutes.

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IP : Port	Country	City	Protocol	Anonymity	Org : ASN	Speed	Uptime
49.13.22.249:10808	DE	Falkenstein	SOCKS5	Elite	Hetzner : AS24940	2873 ms	89.6%
5.249.165.195:20000	US	Reston	SOCKS5	Elite	ZAP-Hosting GmbH : AS206996	2940 ms	82.0%
178.130.47.21:1082	US	Phoenix	SOCKS5	Elite	Global Connectivity Solutions LLP : AS215540	2976 ms	53.2%
185.118.143.141:1080	TR	Magnesia ad Sipylum	SOCKS5	Elite	BuyukHosting Internet ve Bili?im Hizmetleri : AS57844	2977 ms	63.5%
174.77.111.197:4145	US	Tulsa	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Cox Communications Inc. : AS22773	3018 ms	98.9%
169.155.50.87:1080	US	Gunnison	SOCKS5	Elite	Fly.io, Inc : AS40509	3046 ms	45.1%
5.130.50.118:1080	RU	Novosibirsk	SOCKS5	Elite	Novotelecom ltd. : AS31200	3078 ms	41.3%
112.28.149.152:8443	CN	Guangzhou	SOCKS5	Elite	China Mobile : AS9808	3130 ms	82.0%
103.75.118.84:1080	JP	Tokyo	SOCKS5	Elite	Oneprovider.com : AS136258	3145 ms	91.9%
147.45.221.111:1082	RU	—	SOCKS5	Elite	GCS-AS : AS215540	3159 ms	44.1%
103.239.52.100:1080	KH	Phnom Penh	SOCKS5	Elite	Azcom : AS23673	3172 ms	41.8%
132.243.120.54:10809	NL	Amsterdam	SOCKS5	Elite	Clodo Cloud Service CO. L.L.C : AS216154	3173 ms	41.6%
45.76.164.255:1085	US	Piscataway	SOCKS5	Elite	Vultr Holdings, LLC : AS20473	3179 ms	92.8%
45.61.129.165:9050	US	Las Vegas	SOCKS5	Elite	RouterHosting LLC : AS14956	3185 ms	50.4%
144.24.47.42:1080	US	Phoenix	SOCKS5	Elite	Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (us-phoenix-1) : AS31898	3206 ms	79.6%
68.71.249.153:48606	US	—	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Performive LLC : AS46562	3245 ms	97.1%
154.91.176.171:1080	HK	Tseung Kwan O	SOCKS5	Elite	Arosscloud INC : AS400619	3300 ms	94.2%
115.74.200.4:1080	VN	Bình Thủy	SOCKS5	Elite	xDSL Services : AS7552	3306 ms	60.1%
5.255.113.177:1080	NL	Dronten	SOCKS5	Elite	TIG : AS60404	3308 ms	86.6%
192.111.129.150:4145	US	Hialeah	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Performive LLC : AS46562	3324 ms	97.6%
116.103.251.241:1080	VN	Hanoi	SOCKS5	Elite	VIETTEL : AS24086	3330 ms	60.5%
152.32.168.221:10808	HK	Hong Kong	SOCKS5	Elite	Ucloud Information Technology (hk) Limited : AS135377	3365 ms	98.2%
45.32.121.119:10808	SG	Singapore	SOCKS5	Elite	Vultr Holdings, LLC : AS20473	3413 ms	89.9%
83.222.24.37:1080	RU	St Petersburg	SOCKS5	Elite	Beget LLC : AS198610	3442 ms	40.5%
47.245.165.201:1080	DE	Frankfurt am Main	SOCKS5	Elite	Alibaba Cloud LLC : AS45102	3500 ms	94.9%
158.46.23.102:10080	RU	Novokuznetsk	SOCKS5	Elite	Goodline.info : AS39927	3528 ms	64.8%
157.90.113.23:9052	DE	Nuremberg	SOCKS5	Elite	Hetzner : AS24940	3545 ms	49.6%
5.255.117.250:1080	NL	Dronten	SOCKS5	Elite	TIG : AS60404	3608 ms	80.9%
182.163.96.66:1080	BD	Dhaka	SOCKS5	Elite	Bangladesh Online Ltd : AS9230	3627 ms	43.2%
202.91.41.102:1080	BD	Tongi	SOCKS5	Elite	City Online Ltd. : AS136224	3719 ms	46.1%
124.248.177.43:1080	KH	Phnom Penh	SOCKS5	Elite	Cogetel Ltd : AS23673	3746 ms	67.3%
176.123.169.44:999	RU	Moscow	SOCKS5	Elite	JSC IOT : AS29182	3780 ms	49.2%
192.252.214.20:15864	US	—	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Performive LLC : AS46562	3815 ms	98.1%
89.31.189.39:1080	RU	Moscow	SOCKS5	Elite	— : AS3216	3830 ms	61.4%
192.111.130.2:4145	US	Hialeah	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Performive LLC : AS46562	3839 ms	98.1%
150.242.218.137:1080	HK	Hong Kong	SOCKS5	Elite	zhelet limited : AS2042	3861 ms	99.6%
103.142.255.32:1080	ID	Madiun	SOCKS5	Elite	— : AS139381	3872 ms	44.0%
103.174.122.197:8199	ID	Sumedang	SOCKS5	Elite	— : AS147096	3893 ms	49.1%
150.241.70.103:6666	FI	Helsinki	SOCKS5	Elite	xorek.cloud International LTD : AS210644	3989 ms	78.6%
202.40.190.74:1080	BD	Dhaka	SOCKS5	Elite	Ranks ITT Ltd. : AS23991	4023 ms	43.5%
14.225.204.32:10800	VN	Hanoi	SOCKS5	Elite	VNPT : AS135905	4036 ms	96.3%
172.104.89.128:1080	JP	Tokyo	SOCKS5	Elite	Linode : AS63949	4115 ms	43.4%
203.189.150.44:1080	KH	Phnom Penh	SOCKS5	Elite	Cogetel Ltd : AS23673	4150 ms	42.6%
109.73.177.160:7080	IT	Termoli	SOCKS5	Elite	— : AS49924	4184 ms	49.1%
31.76.15.189:1080	GB	—	SOCKS5	Elite	XORA-AS : AS215590	4262 ms	50.4%
103.138.145.228:1999	BD	Kishorganj	SOCKS5	Elite	NEEFIT : AS139008	4285 ms	41.8%
109.120.138.241:1080	DE	Frankfurt am Main	SOCKS5	Elite	Aeza International LTD : AS210644	4329 ms	49.5%
160.30.120.20:1080	SG	Singapore	SOCKS5	Elite	— : AS140362	4431 ms	69.6%
5.255.123.162:1080	NL	Dronten	SOCKS5	Elite	Liteserver : AS60404	4478 ms	83.4%
220.158.233.26:1080	KH	Phnom Penh	SOCKS5	Elite	VIETTEL (CAMBODIA) PTE., LTD : AS38623	4569 ms	99.1%

This page lists free SOCKS5 proxy servers from around the world, automatically collected and refreshed every 15 minutes. It currently contains 1,707 proxies, filterable by country and anonymity level. It currently ranks #4 of 4 tracked protocols by proxy count.

In terms of quality, this list averages 2073ms response time and 31.5% uptime. By anonymity level, that breaks down to 1692 elite, 3 anonymous, and 0 transparent proxies.

SOCKS5 proxies extend SOCKS4 with authentication support and UDP relaying, making them the more capable choice for applications that need more than basic TCP forwarding. SOCKS5's optional authentication and UDP support make it the better default for torrent clients, game servers, or any tool that needs more than plain TCP — check the specific client's SOCKS5 settings for username/password fields if the server offers them.

Elite proxies hide the fact that a proxy is being used at all, anonymous proxies identify themselves as a proxy but withhold the original IP, and transparent proxies pass the original IP along — pick the anonymity level that matches what the task actually requires. Since this list is sourced from public, free servers, response times and reliability vary; always test a proxy before relying on it for anything important, and avoid using free proxies for sensitive logins or financial transactions.

No need to check back constantly: this page automatically pulls a fresh batch every 15 minutes, so it always reflects the current data as of the last sync.

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How to Use SOCKS5 Proxy Free

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Choose a proxy

Browse the SOCKS5 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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