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How I Found a Proxy List That Actually Works in 2025
Let’s be honest — most free proxy lists out there are either full of dead IPs, throttled to death, or wrapped in paywalls. I stumbled across a small site recently that’s doing something a bit more solid. It pulls public proxies from multiple sources, tests each one, and filters out anything that’s broken or slow. It checks for: HTTPS support Latency (time to first byte) Anonymity level (transparent, anonymous, elite) Country geolocation (via offline GeoIP) The whole thing is displayed in a clean table that updates every few minutes — no JavaScript overload, no signup required.
Let’s be honest — most free proxy lists out there are either full of dead IPs, throttled to death, or wrapped in paywalls.
I stumbled across a small site recently that’s doing something a bit more solid. It pulls public proxies from multiple sources, tests each one, and filters out anything that’s broken or slow.
It checks for:
- HTTPS support
- Latency (time to first byte)
- Anonymity level (transparent, anonymous, elite)
- Country geolocation (via offline GeoIP)
The whole thing is displayed in a clean table that updates every few minutes — no JavaScript overload, no signup required.
