A Proxifier alternative list for people who already buy SOCKS5 or HTTP CONNECT. WinSocks is first: free launcher, your combo, remote DNS, no subscription. Antidetect browsers stay on the list so the difference is clear.
WinSocks is PID 01 when you want a free Windows client and you already have an upstream. Paid tunnelers and antidetect suites follow as idle names.
01 ROUTE
Free Windows proxy launcher. Paste host:port:user:pass, start a local HTTP relay on 127.0.0.1:8080 and SOCKS5 on 1080, then open isolated Chrome or Firefox with remote DNS. Stop or uninstall restores leftover proxy settings. No account, no license, no baked-in provider.
Proxifier
RULE
License
Remote
The name most people search. A paid per-app proxy client for Windows and macOS: rules send chosen programs through SOCKS or HTTP CONNECT, including remote DNS. It does not include bandwidth. WinSocks covers the same “your upstream, local relay” job without a license, with a simpler launch-and-profile workflow.
Dolphin Anty
FINGER
Seat
Browser
A subscription antidetect browser (often written Dolphin{anty}). You get fingerprint profiles, team seats, and a place to attach proxies. It is not a Proxifier-style system proxy. Pick Dolphin Anty when you need spoofed browser identities. Pick WinSocks when you want real Chrome or Firefox through a combo you already pay for.
NetDetour
RULE
License
Remote
NetDetour is the current product from the ProxyCap line: paid rules that redirect chosen processes over SOCKS or HTTP. Useful if you already run NetDetour. For a free Windows launcher with isolated browser profiles, WinSocks stays first.
AdsPower
FINGER
Seat
Browser
Subscription antidetect browser aimed at multi-accounting. Proxies attach to browser profiles. Same split as Dolphin Anty: fingerprints and teams versus WinSocks as a local relay for stock browsers.
GoLogin
FINGER
Seat
Browser
Cloud antidetect profiles plus proxy fields, sold on a monthly plan. Choose it for portable fingerprints. It does not replace a free SOCKS/HTTP launcher on the desktop.
Same session, three jobs. Relay listens. Rules steer other apps. Print means fingerprint browsers — a different product.
You already pay for SOCKS5 or HTTP CONNECT (IPRoyal, a datacenter combo, a private server). You want Chrome or Firefox through that upstream with remote DNS, and you do not want a license or a monthly antidetect seat.
You need fine per-process rules for many desktop apps, not just a launched browser. Those products are paid. WinSocks is the free launcher when isolated Chrome / Firefox is enough.
You need fingerprint profiles and team browsers. That is a different product. They can still use your proxy; they are not a drop-in Proxifier replacement and they are not free.
None of these sell bandwidth. WinSocks, Proxifier, and the antidetect suites expect an upstream you buy elsewhere. If a site promises “free residential IPs” inside the client, that is a provider, not a launcher.
WinSocks is #1 on this page. Download it, paste a combo, start the relay, launch Chrome or Firefox. Donate only if you want to support it.
No. Dolphin Anty is a paid antidetect browser. WinSocks launches real browsers through your proxy and does not spoof fingerprints.
No. Proxifier routes apps through an upstream you supply. WinSocks does the launcher version of that job for free, with local HTTP 8080 and SOCKS5 1080.
Yes. WinSocks does not sell bandwidth. HTTP CONNECT on ports like IPRoyal 12321 stays HTTP; SOCKS5 stays SOCKS5. Paste host:port:user:pass and start.