SocksCap Alternatives

SocksCap is described as 'Intercepts the networking calls from WinSock applications and redirects them through the SOCKS server without modifying the original application, the operating system software or drivers' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to SocksCap for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best SocksCap alternative is Proxifier. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Proxychains or Tallow (TOR client). Other great apps like SocksCap are Proxycap, PaperBus, redsocks and Easy-Hide-IP.

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  1. Proxifier icon
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    Redirects internet traffic from applications without proxy support through HTTPS or SOCKS, enables proxy chains, offers portable version, advanced logging, IPv6, authentication, rule-based routing, proxy failover, DNS resolution, and a free 31-day trial.

    19 Proxifier alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
     
    • Proxifier is the most popular Windows, Android & Mac alternative to SocksCap.

    • Proxifier is the most popular commercial alternative to SocksCap.

    • Proxifier is Paid and ProprietarySocksCap is Free and Proprietary
  2. Proxychains icon
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    About proxychains tool:

    • It's a proxifier.
    • Latest version: 3.1
    • Dedicated OS: Linux and other Unices.
    • Allows TCP and DNS tunneling through proxies.
    • Supports HTTP, SOCKS4 and SOCKS5 proxy servers.
    • Different proxy types can be mixed in th.
    9 Proxychains alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
     
    • Proxychains is the most popular Linux alternative to SocksCap.

    • Proxychains is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to SocksCap.

    • Proxychains is Free and Open SourceSocksCap is Free and Proprietary
  3. Proxycap icon
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    ProxyCap enables you to redirect your computer's network connections through proxy servers. You can tell ProxyCap which applications will connect to the Internet through a proxy and under what circumstances.

    19 Proxycap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
     
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    Tallow is similar to running Tor as a transparent proxy under Linux or MacOS. All non-Tor traffic is blocked and prevented from leaving your PC. This stops certain kinds of leaks, such as the "DNS leak" problem. Tallow is also transparent.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. PaperBus icon
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    PaperBus is a plug-and-play free proxy service that is fast and very easy to use. You can use paperbus to access blocked web sites and bypass internet filters and such.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    • PaperBus is Free and ProprietarySocksCap is also Free and Proprietary
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    Redsocks is a daemon running on the local system, that will transparently tunnel any TCP connection via a remote SOCKS4, SOCKS5 or HTTP proxy server. It uses the system firewall's redirection facility to intercept TCP connections, thus the redirection is system-wide, with...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. Easy-Hide-IP icon
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    Easy Hide IP is advanced IP changer, bypass virtually any form of censorship or internet traffic blocking imposed on you by your ISP, your company, or third parties. Your internet traffic is routed through remote servers.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. WinDivert icon
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    WinDivert allows user-mode applications to capture/modify/drop network packets sent to/from the Windows network stack.

    12 WinDivert alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Proximac icon
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    An open-source command-line program for Mac OS X to make any app work through a proxy server. Proxifier can redirect all network traffic in your system to a proxy server and redirect specific apps to work through a proxy server.

    9 Proximac alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    SOCKS proxy redirection client for Windows. Routes local applications through an SSH proxy to achieve tunnelling for applications which would otherwise not support it, e.g. Windows Remote Desktop. Supports 64bit, remote DNS name resolution and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    tsocks' role is to allow non SOCKS aware applications (e.g telnet, ssh, ftp etc) to use a SOCKS proxy without any modification. It does this by intercepting the calls that applications make to establish network connections and negotating them through a SOCKS server as...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Before you start, please read the following instructions carefully. If possible, please uninstall 1.4.X and any other previous editions before updating to 1.5.X. "SSH Tunnel Provides a Secure Internet Connection for Your Android Device with One Click" -- LifeHacker SSHT.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
    • SSH Tunnel is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to SocksCap.

    • SSH Tunnel is Free and ProprietarySocksCap is also Free and Proprietary
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