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Join IRCNow
Community running its own services. Here's the IRCNow server address, the busiest channels, and exactly how to connect from any IRC client.
Server
irc.ircnow.org
Port
6697 TLS
Users
≈300
Channels
297
Location
🇺🇸 United States
IP address
198.251.82.194
Website
How to connect to IRCNow
Point your IRC client at the address below. The connection is encrypted with TLS. Use the secure port.
ircs://irc.ircnow.org:6697
- Open your IRC client (HexChat, WeeChat, irssi, mIRC, Textual…).
- Add a new network with the command
/server irc.ircnow.org +6697. - Choose a nickname and connect (make sure TLS/SSL is enabled).
- Type
/listto browse channels, or/join #channelto jump straight in.
Channels on IRCNow
All 297 public channels on IRCNow, indexed automatically by our directory bot. Users is the count from the latest scan; 24h peak is the highest member count seen in the last day. Type /join <channel> after connecting.
| Channel | Users | 24h peak | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| #waterboygospellyrics | 14 | 14 | welcome ... powered by SPLINTER ! |
| #banana | 5 | 5 | … |
| #Grape | 5 | 5 | … |
| #fakenews | 4 | 4 | … |
| #exile-offtopic | 4 | 4 | … |
| #podcast | 4 | 4 | … |
| #karachi | 4 | 4 | … |
| #ircfun | 4 | 4 | … |
| #dwshells | 4 | 4 | 4,1:: 9,1Request Shell 4,1:: 9,1 Signup & Rules :: https://wiki.darkworld.network/index.php?title=DWShells:Signup_and_Rules 4,1:: 9,1 WEB 4,1:: 9,1https://shells.darkworld.network 4,1:: |
| #DWBouncers | 4 | 4 | https://bouncers.darkworld.network |
| #DWGames | 4 | 4 | … |
| #Tutorials | 4 | 4 | … |
| #DWBots | 4 | 4 | … |
| #chinese | 4 | 4 | … |
| #exile-ExE | 4 | 4 | … |
| #Christ | 3 | 3 | Pray for the persecuted Christians throughout the world especially in Gaza and Syria. |
| #mango | 3 | 3 | … |
| #tcl | 3 | 3 | … |
| #testing | 3 | 3 | … |
| #spanish | 3 | 3 | 15,2Bienvenido/a #Spanish: Canal de habla hispana :) |
| #embedded | 3 | 3 | Embedded World! We talk about microcontrollers, SBC, and so on! Rules: no porn, no illegal drugs, no violent threats, no slander, no libel, no illegal gambling, no copyright infringement, no spam, no illegal cracking, and no DDoS. |
| #bnc | 3 | 3 | … |
| #exile-LoT | 3 | 3 | … |
| #Chat4fun | 3 | 3 | … |
| #Duels | 3 | 3 | #Duels Game Channel |
| #hamradio | 2 | 2 | … |
| #Italy | 2 | 2 | BENVENUTI TO #Italy |
| #oddprotocol-team | 2 | 2 | … |
| #freeshells | 2 | 2 | … |
| #usa | 2 | 2 | … |
| #subline | 2 | 2 | … |
| #toronto | 2 | 2 | … |
| #lisp | 2 | 2 | … |
| #prive | 2 | 2 | … |
| #ChatSansar | 2 | 2 | Welcome to ChatSansar - Official Site: https://chatsansar.com |
| #shill | 2 | 2 | … |
| #nntp | 2 | 2 | … |
| #UA | 2 | 2 | … |
| #counterculture | 2 | 2 | … |
| #nextcloud | 2 | 2 | … |
| #minetest-dev | 2 | 2 | … |
| #lecturify-ecourses | 2 | 2 | … |
| #wm | 2 | 2 | … |
| #cherry | 2 | 2 | … |
| #mey | 2 | 2 | … |
| #xshellz | 2 | 2 | Wellcome to #XshellZ | Register your account for free shell and ZNC at https://www.xshellz.com/ |
| #Lahore | 2 | 2 | … |
| #Palestine | 2 | 2 | … |
| #Super-VPS | 2 | 2 | … |
| #particularist | 2 | 2 | … |
| #OpenIndiana | 2 | 2 | … |
| #marway | 2 | 2 | … |
| #gru | 2 | 2 | … |
| #xr | 2 | 2 | … |
| #GOODREADS | 2 | 2 | … |
| #justatest | 2 | 2 | … |
| #izzychat | 2 | 2 | … |
| #bandung | 2 | 2 | … |
| #training-test | 2 | 2 | … |
| #Bar | 2 | 2 | … |
| #UST | 2 | 2 | 𝕍𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕒𝕤 𝕚𝕟 ℂ𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕖 |
| #SIARGAO | 2 | 2 | ⛱️𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙎𝙞𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙤🏝️ 𝙎𝙪𝙧𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙜🌊 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨🗾 |
| #PHILIPPINES | 2 | 2 | 🏝️ мαвυнαу! ❣️ 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨 🇵🇭 |
| #NEUROSCIENCE | 2 | 2 | … |
| #GLOBALCHAT | 2 | 2 | … |
| #DEBATES | 2 | 2 | … |
| #AHOF | 2 | 2 | 🪐 🅰𝚕𝚕-𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 🅷𝚊𝚕𝚕 🅾𝚏 🅵𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚛 • 𝗔𝗛✦𝙁✦𝗛𝗔 🪐 |
| #koronet | 2 | 2 | … |
| #holdirc | 2 | 2 | … |
| #tgr | 2 | 2 | … |
| #codeforce | 2 | 2 | … |
| #bogani | 2 | 2 | … |
| #exile-LoE | 2 | 2 | … |
| #waltuhNet | 2 | 2 | https://waltuh.cyou |
| #telecomm | 2 | 2 | … |
| #lunasrelay | 2 | 2 | … |
| #netbsd | 2 | 2 | … |
| #council | 2 | 2 | … |
| #Sumatra | 2 | 2 | … |
| #bohol | 2 | 2 | 12Welcome to 4IRC channel: 3Bohol! |
| #exile-experiment | 2 | 2 | … |
| #miniontoby | 1 | 1 | … |
| #psybnc | 1 | 1 | … |
| #host | 1 | 1 | … |
| #hacker | 1 | 1 | Welcome all... |
| #*status | 1 | 1 | … |
| #opera | 1 | 1 | … |
| #teams | 1 | 1 | … |
| #math | 1 | 1 | … |
| #wireguard | 1 | 1 | … |
| #openwrt | 1 | 1 | … |
| #nastycode-hopm | 1 | 1 | … |
| #tor | 1 | 1 | … |
| #i2p | 1 | 1 | … |
| #kampung | 1 | 1 | … |
| #Ubuntu | 1 | 1 | The latest major release is Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, codenamed "Resolute Raccoon." It was officially released on April 23, 2026, and is a long-term support (LTS) version, which means it will receive standard security and maintenance updates for five years, until April 2031 |
| #kali | 1 | 1 | Welcome friends to #kali.32 What is your favourite tools in Kali Linux? |
| 1 | 1 | 0,12 F 12,15 A 0,12 C 12,15 E 0,12 B 12,15 O 0,12 O 12,15 K | |
| #Brad | 1 | 1 | … |
| #amiga | 1 | 1 | … |
| #uucp | 1 | 1 | … |
| #services/replirc | 1 | 1 | … |
| #su | 1 | 1 | … |
| #asdf | 1 | 1 | … |
| #9pfs | 1 | 1 | … |
| #kasdfkd | 1 | 1 | … |
| #moocows_lua_testing | 1 | 1 | … |
| #freedoms4 | 1 | 1 | … |
| #PremiumBNC | 1 | 1 | 0,4 PREMIUM ZNC BNC ON IPv6 WITH NICE VHOSTS → MORE INFO ON 0,3 HTTPS://ZNC.ST |
| #virtualfantasy | 1 | 1 | … |
| #mircitaliacrew | 1 | 1 | … |
| #uno | 1 | 1 | … |
| #Napoli | 1 | 1 | … |
| #Torino | 1 | 1 | … |
| #technews | 1 | 1 | … |
| #amici&amore | 1 | 1 | … |
| #gensan | 1 | 1 | … |
| #aLbania | 1 | 1 | … |
| #meetingroom | 1 | 1 | … |
| #hotspotteam | 1 | 1 | … |
| #islamabad | 1 | 1 | … |
| #hotspot | 1 | 1 | … |
| #qc | 1 | 1 | … |
| #ergean | 1 | 1 | … |
| #Zizu | 1 | 1 | … |
| #Algerie | 1 | 1 | … |
| #accueil | 1 | 1 | … |
| #Kabyle | 1 | 1 | … |
| #algeriens | 1 | 1 | … |
| #Peruanos | 1 | 1 | … |
| #Juliaca | 1 | 1 | … |
| #peshawar | 1 | 1 | … |
| #whynot | 1 | 1 | … |
| #rawalpindi | 1 | 1 | … |
| #bugzbunny | 1 | 1 | … |
| #Scrabble | 1 | 1 | … |
| ##bugzbunny | 1 | 1 | … |
| #België | 1 | 1 | … |
| #فارسی | 1 | 1 | … |
| #wechall | 1 | 1 | … |
| #Tcache | 1 | 1 | … |
| #m | 1 | 1 | … |
| #lecturify-music | 1 | 1 | … |
| #ipv6go | 1 | 1 | … |
| #mathclub | 1 | 1 | … |
| #exile-biomes | 1 | 1 | … |
| #botnet | 1 | 1 | … |
| #ComputerTech | 1 | 1 | … |
| #centeriasurvival | 1 | 1 | … |
| #teeworlds | 1 | 1 | … |
| #unirose | 1 | 1 | … |
| #Saphir | 1 | 1 | … |
| #Hosting | 1 | 1 | … |
| #blockbomber-match | 1 | 1 | … |
| #blockbomber-dev | 1 | 1 | … |
| #perl106 | 1 | 1 | … |
| #xmpp | 1 | 1 | … |
| #chess_arena | 1 | 1 | … |
| #LaTeX | 1 | 1 | … |
| #MetaVerse | 1 | 1 | … |
| #1 | 1 | 1 | … |
| #Python | 1 | 1 | … |
| #machinelearning | 1 | 1 | … |
| #kayaking | 1 | 1 | … |
| #javascript | 1 | 1 | … |
| #parenting | 1 | 1 | … |
| #spam | 1 | 1 | … |
| #startups | 1 | 1 | … |
| #server-status | 1 | 1 | … |
| #proxima | 1 | 1 | … |
| #thesamstory | 1 | 1 | … |
| #minigames-dev | 1 | 1 | … |
| #jrmu | 1 | 1 | … |
| #kilroy | 1 | 1 | … |
| #jso | 1 | 1 | … |
| #nfld | 1 | 1 | … |
| #myworld-minetest | 1 | 1 | … |
| #matrix | 1 | 1 | … |
| #mompreneurs | 1 | 1 | … |
| #kyokoproject | 1 | 1 | … |
| #playground | 1 | 1 | … |
| #minigames-discuss | 1 | 1 | … |
| #perl107 | 1 | 1 | … |
| #perl105 | 1 | 1 | … |
| #perl108 | 1 | 1 | … |
| #virtulus | 1 | 1 | … |
| #oper | 1 | 1 | … |
| #radio-sat | 1 | 1 | … |
| #freeculture | 1 | 1 | … |
| #culturewar.radio | 1 | 1 | … |
| #blockbomber-chat | 1 | 1 | … |
| #blockbomber-ingame | 1 | 1 | … |
| #gopher | 1 | 1 | … |
| #galati | 1 | 1 | … |
| #haules | 1 | 1 | … |
| #thailand | 1 | 1 | … |
| #cancun | 1 | 1 | … |
| #cozumel | 1 | 1 | … |
| #corellia | 1 | 1 | … |
| #slapland | 1 | 1 | … |
| #Portugal | 1 | 1 | … |
| #siamosolonoi | 1 | 1 | … |
| #kelate | 1 | 1 | … |
| #YonleCoder | 1 | 1 | … |
| #india | 1 | 1 | … |
| #dragonrealm | 1 | 1 | … |
| ##angeles_caidos | 1 | 1 | … |
| #coordinarsi | 1 | 1 | … |
| #poeti_svelati | 1 | 1 | … |
| #Poesia_Senza_Veli | 1 | 1 | … |
| #lesbgirl | 1 | 1 | … |
| #CrazyChat | 1 | 1 | … |
| #planetofnix-hopm | 1 | 1 | … |
| #temp1 | 1 | 1 | … |
| #TRChat | 1 | 1 | 4https://wWw.TRChat.Com/ :: Welcome to #TRChat |
| #WORDPRESS | 1 | 1 | … |
| #LETRAN | 1 | 1 | … |
| #belga | 1 | 1 | … |
| #Canonical | 1 | 1 | … |
| #printing | 1 | 1 | … |
| #ircforever-hopm | 1 | 1 | … |
| #Roeselare | 1 | 1 | www.roslar.eu |
| #minecraft | 1 | 1 | … |
| #devhosting | 1 | 1 | … |
| #NuttySP | 1 | 1 | … |
| #THEWORLD | 1 | 1 | … |
| #TorCommunity | 1 | 1 | … |
| #default | 1 | 1 | … |
| #cybernow | 1 | 1 | … |
| #AlphaCraft9658!*@* | 1 | 1 | … |
| #duckhunt | 1 | 1 | … |
| #D | 1 | 1 | … |
| #libera-newyears | 1 | 1 | … |
| #bitfox | 1 | 1 | … |
| #batam | 1 | 1 | … |
| #Palembang | 1 | 1 | … |
| #Forum | 1 | 1 | … |
| #4774 | 1 | 1 | … |
| #centos | 1 | 1 | … |
| #3¸14 | 1 | 1 | … |
| #dronebl | 1 | 1 | … |
| #fullchat | 1 | 1 | … |
| #freeirc-test | 1 | 1 | … |
| #bouncer | 1 | 1 | … |
| #ontario | 1 | 1 | … |
| ##subline | 1 | 1 | … |
| #ukraine | 1 | 1 | … |
| ##r1k | 1 | 1 | … |
| #trivia | 1 | 1 | … |
| #hedy | 1 | 1 | … |
| #boiledbot | 1 | 1 | … |
| #tembaga | 1 | 1 | … |
| #Tawakal | 1 | 1 | … |
| #shadowdogs | 1 | 1 | … |
| #yiming | 1 | 1 | … |
| #os-knowledge | 1 | 1 | … |
| #thelounge | 1 | 1 | … |
| #china | 1 | 1 | … |
| #chanserv | 1 | 1 | … |
| #lecturify-test | 1 | 1 | … |
| #frantech | 1 | 1 | … |
| #petrajaya | 1 | 1 | … |
| #totabuan | 1 | 1 | … |
| #kotamobagu | 1 | 1 | … |
| #tgx | 1 | 1 | … |
| #radiofebbre-staff | 1 | 1 | … |
| #batON | 1 | 1 | … |
| #Clanul | 1 | 1 | … |
| #quarantine | 1 | 1 | … |
| #pentesting | 1 | 1 | … |
| 1 | 1 | … | |
| #ChatLand | 1 | 1 | … |
| #ircnow-offtopic; | 1 | 1 | … |
| #AndroidIRCX | 1 | 1 | … |
| #DBase | 1 | 1 | … |
| #freesoftware | 1 | 1 | … |
| #Paraguay | 1 | 1 | … |
| #makassar | 1 | 1 | … |
| #surabaya | 1 | 1 | … |
| #darkznc | 1 | 1 | … |
| #turkey | 1 | 1 | … |
| #metal | 1 | 1 | … |
| #satan | 1 | 1 | … |
| #rock | 1 | 1 | … |
| #netfreak | 1 | 1 | bsdBased.Net / IRCNow project - Introduction to networking ( https://netfreak.org/ ) |
| #libreboot | 1 | 1 | … |
| #gentoo-security | 1 | 1 | … |
| #anime | 1 | 1 | … |
| #TWD | 1 | 1 | … |
| #FreeIRC-Team | 1 | 1 | … |
| #LA | 1 | 1 | … |
| #IRcap | 1 | 1 | … |
| #HellsRisingSun | 1 | 1 | … |
| #Robz | 1 | 1 | … |
| #BSD | 1 | 1 | … |
| #sacramento | 1 | 1 | … |
| #ircnow-staff | 1 | 1 | … |
About IRCNow
Community running its own services. IRCNow is an independent public IRC network with around 300 users.
Official website: ircnow.org
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the server address of IRCNow?
- IRCNow is reachable at
ircs://irc.ircnow.org:6697. Hostnameirc.ircnow.org, port6697over TLS/SSL. - Is IRCNow free?
- Yes, it's a free, public IRC network. No account is required to start chatting.
- How do I join a channel?
- After connecting, type
/join #channelnamein your client.