proxychains-ng ☆

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Description:
Hook preloader

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Networking

Tags: proxy networking anonymity socks tunneling

Install: brew install proxychains-ng

About:
Proxychains-ng is a hook preloader that forces any TCP connection made by a given program to go through a proxy (SOCKS4, SOCKS5, or HTTP). It dynamically intercepts library calls to redirect network traffic without requiring application recompilation. This tool is essential for anonymizing connections or tunneling traffic through intermediary servers.

Key Features:

Supports SOCKS4, SOCKS5, and HTTP proxy protocols
No recompilation required; works with existing binaries
Flexible configuration for per-command or global proxy usage
Lightweight and fast with low overhead

Use Cases:

Anonymizing traffic for command-line applications
Tunneling specific programs through corporate or residential proxies
Testing network applications under different routing conditions

Alternatives:

torsocks – Torsocks is specific to Tor networks, while Proxychains-ng supports any SOCKS/HTTP proxy.
proxychains – Original Proxychains is deprecated; Proxychains-ng is an actively maintained fork with more features.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 15, 2025 7:29am		0	VERSION_BUMP	87c02d38