XPost: alt.comp.software.firefox, alt.privacy   
   From: marion@facts.com   
      
   On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:11:10 -0000 (UTC), Marion wrote :   
      
      
   > Turns out I didn't need to use FreeCap to proxify Chromium web browsers.   
      
   UPDATE ON FREE REGISTRATION-FREE AD-FREE PROXIFIERS:   
      
   Some programs need proxifiers (like FreeCap, which I used for a week).   
    a. Mozilla browsers have their own proxy controls   
    b. Chromium browsers use the Windows proxy defaults   
    c. But many programs use neither   
      
   For those programs which need proxifiers, I found a better proxifier.   
    A. FreeeCap   
    B. SocksCap64   
      
   FreeCap is lightweight and still works for basic SOCKS4/5 or HTTP proxying,   
   but it's frozen in time while SocksCap64 has been updated more recently.   
       
    Actively maintained (though updates are infrequent)   
    SOCKS4, SOCKS5, HTTP, and Shadowsocks; supports both TCP & UDP   
    "SocksCap64 is an easy and a beautiful way to let the programs   
     you want to work through a specific SOCKS proxy server,   
     even if your applications don't have such an option."   
      
   SocksCap64 is the more modern, feature-rich choice, with broader protocol   
   support, UDP handling, and better compatibility with current Windows.   
       
    Name: SocksCap64-setup-3.6.exe   
    Size: 6193115 bytes (6047 KiB)   
    SHA256: B2DA49EC9A2702CFD7625D3F152AF98A4C8E3E155DAB78686962BB3DF1F76825   
      
   Having only used proxies for a short time, my current advice is:   
    1. For Chromium browsers, use the script I wrote to sync to Windows   
    2. For Mozilla browsers, use their own GUIs (or FoxyProxy's GUI)   
    3. For most other apps, use a proxifier such as SocksCap64/FreeCap are   
      
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