Free Proxies

Proxy List: What It Is and Why You Need It

A proxy list is a collection of IP addresses gathered by a 'spider robot' from various sources. The addresses are collected from: open databases, private proxy databases, closed forums, specialized websites, and more. This allows the list to include a vast number of proxies for any purpose or task.

When You Might Need a Proxy List

This solution is perfect for situations when:

1. You can't or don't want to use a VPN for your tasks
2. You need to use multiple IP addresses
3. You need to practice/test, but don't want to spend extra money on buying proxies

Many users use such proxy lists to perform tasks like:

• Scraping information from various sources (search engine scraping, website scraping, directories, etc.)
• Mass posting
• Running mass liking campaigns
• Working with multiple accounts
• And, of course, proxy lists can be adapted for other tasks as well

Proxy List Features and Capabilities

A quality proxy list usually offers a wide range of locations for proxies, along with the ability to customize the list using filters based on different parameters. Such as proxy anonymity, connection type, and more.

Possible Connection Types

• HTTP: These proxies are standard and suitable for web browsing and downloading files using the specified internet protocol.
• HTTPS: Suitable for working with websites that use secure encryption. This category is also known as proxies with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) support.
• SOCKS4: These proxies allow connection to hosts and ports using TCP/IP.
• SOCKS5: Characterized by all the features of the previous group. Additionally, they support the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) and can be used for DNS queries. These proxies also support the BIND method, which allows opening listening ports.

Possible Levels of Proxy Anonymity in the List:

Non-Anonymous

The IP address is transmitted to the target host. These solutions are suitable when anonymity is not important, such as for creating a CDN, accelerating the operation of distributed services, and so on.

Low Anonymity

In this case, your real address is hidden by the proxy server from the target host. However, the fact that a proxy is being used is not hidden.

Medium Anonymity

In this case, the remote host also knows that a proxy is being used. Additionally, it is informed of an IP address, but not the real one; instead, another IP is shown as yours. As a result, the target host believes it has identified your IP address. This category usually includes network proxies that display the incoming interface as REMOTE_ADDR.

High Anonymity

The true IP address is not disclosed to the target host. Additionally, there is no evidence that a proxy is being used.

Data Transfer Speed

Proxies included in the list also differ in speed, which is indicated in milliseconds, but this is not the ping. The speed is tested by downloading a small file. For your convenience, the proxy list uses color coding to indicate the speed of proxies—three colors: green, yellow, and red for fast, medium, and slow servers, respectively.

Ping is a unique characteristic. If ping is critical for your task, it is more appropriate to test it on the device where you plan to use the proxy.

Paid and Free Proxies: Things You Need to Know

IMPORTANT! Proxies are collected into the proxy list automatically by a robot. We do not own the servers and do not guarantee their functionality or performance.

Additionally, we recommend against using free proxies for 'serious' tasks due to the high likelihood of their 'failure' and compromise.

The table shows the main differences between paid and free products:

Customers of our service and owners of a paid subscription (NETWORK TOOLS) have access to the advanced functionality of the tools, as well as the ability to download all proxies in a list and use API access.