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Long-running community network. Here's the SlashNET server address, the busiest channels, and exactly how to connect from any IRC client.
Server
irc.slashnet.org
Port
6697 TLS
Users
≈500
Channels
176
Location
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States
IP address
69.12.70.150
Website
How to connect to SlashNET
Point your IRC client at the address below. The connection is encrypted with TLS. Use the secure port.
ircs://irc.slashnet.org:6697
- Open your IRC client (HexChat, WeeChat, irssi, mIRC, Textual…).
- Add a new network with the command
/server irc.slashnet.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 SlashNET
All 176 public channels on SlashNET, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| #xkcd | 163 | 163 | [+nrSCfj] Sing a song and read a book for Dolly Parton. | Happy 18th Birthday, asdfmovie! Now, Everybody do the flop! | RIP John C. Dvorak | RIP Sam Neill (1947-2026) | Happy Non-Binary People's Day | it's high-quality factoid hour on #xkcd | Happy ID4, USA! | Happy Disability Pride | it heckin warm |
| #compsci | 56 | 56 | [+ntrSCf] Welcome to #compsci =^.^= • Can’t talk? PM an op • Tag NSFW stuff • Tech talk, not tech help • No US politics or war in Ukraine either • Remember: Your Friend Wil Declares, “Don’t Be a Dick!” • Address cat pics to user “ailurophiles”, dog pics to “cynophiles” |
| #help | 43 | 43 | [+ntrcf] Please check your spam folder for your auth email. 99.999% of the time that's where it went. | Don't ask to ask, and be patient - we'll get to you! | Only questions relating to SlashNET please! | Non-ops in this channel are not Slashnet staff | Please do not copy/paste spam, use pastebin to |
| #codelove | 26 | 26 | [+ntrTl] <nulluser> I have advice. | <thana> Catch those ethereal hands | <gargantua> why do you associate me with horrors? | <Nomikos> don't rely on crypto, rely on yourself | <tb3> Moonbeam: That's a very unusual question. |
| #xkcd-sciencefiction | 25 | 25 | [+ntrSCT] New Firefly animated series https://tinyurl.com/bdfvuet2 | NEW STARGATE CANCELLED https://www.savestargate.com/ || NOW: ST: SNW S4 || SOON: SPACEBALLS 2: 2027 || https://co2.codes/xkcd/xkcd-sciencefiction |
| #xkcd-coding | 19 | 19 | [+ntrSCT] Welcome to #xkcd-coding | Discussion and discovery for coders, scripters, hackers, server operators, builders, printers, and so on. | https://co2.codes/xkcd/xkcd-coding | https://co2.codes/xkcd/isaac-docs |
| #xkcd-chill | 15 | 15 | [+nrSCT] We're a positive, fun, and light-hearted IRC channel! | Feel free to share your favourite links and memes of the day. | Please read https://co2.codes/xkcd/xkcd-chill first | https://co2.codes/xkcd/isaac-docs |
| #xkcd-gaming | 14 | 14 | [+nrSCT] Welcome to #xkcd-gaming | Myrient ROM-collection server to close Mar 31st, get yours now | EU folk, sign now: https://www.stopkillinggames.com |https://co2.codes/xkcd/xkcd-gaming | Steam group: http://is.gd/STEAM | Free games: https://tinyurl.com/xkcd-games-offers | https://co2.codes/xkcd/i |
| #xkcd-music | 12 | 12 | [+ntr] Music. |
| #bucketlog | 12 | 12 | [+mntr] |
| #metalworking | 9 | 9 | [+ntrSC] Put your damn safety tie on - it's dangerous in here! | Can't talk? PM an op | Safety tip: always use 3D printed parts with 0% infill to hold up heavy things; the internal void acts as an air cushion |
| #idlerpg | 8 | 8 | [+mntSCT] http://idlerpg.net/ #1: DieBitch, lv. 73 DajBitch; #2: Lover-of-Kittens, lv. 70 WarKnight Supremacy; #3: MapleTux, lv. 64 Penguimancer; |
| #minneapolis | 8 | 8 | [+ntr] <@shmup> that is an artificial representation of what is otherwise holy, perfect, fuckable |
| #musicians | 7 | 7 | [+ntrSCf] For music-makers, past, present, or future—whether with voice, instrument, computer, etc.! |
| #titties | 7 | 7 | [+ntr] Welcum to Slashnet's Top TITTIES Chan. !search [query] to query our archives (!search lesbian, !search cheerleader). Happy jerking! ;P | Breasts, sex, PAWG, ass, BLACKED, RP chat |
| #thegentlemanloser | 6 | 6 | [+ntr] Class War Now! |
| #Dizmo.help | 6 | 6 | [+ntirzZ] Welcome to Dizmo.help, a place to vent and now the only place where Dizmo and jcx[D] are on SlashNET (now that they've both left compsci) |
| #ripndip | 6 | 6 | [+ntr] resting a hand on a cat or my face to smell |
| #bytecrab | 6 | 6 | [+ntr] |
| #testbot | 5 | 5 | [+nt] <frostedtips> I don’t mind Quebec as long as nobody tries to speak French to me |
| #slashnet | 5 | 5 | [+ntr] Welcome to SlashNET! #help is the official help channel. | http://www.slashnet.org/ | Ops in this channel are Slashnet staff |
| #cts | 5 | 5 | [+nt] |
| #xkcd-love | 5 | 5 | [+nt] |
| #i-want-to-go-home | 4 | 4 | [+nt] |
| #mesh-longfast | 4 | 4 | [+ntr] |
| #imgay | 4 | 4 | [+ntr] goywb | http://i.kame.us/j/leQyQ | https://i.trixi.cc/j/XEHID | https://78.media.tumblr.com/17f521accca1f7dbc989348885aee103/tumblr_ox1ka9H8hk1vyqrflo1_500.png | http://i.kame.us/j/XBv8c | https://i.imgur.com/cuXxDjM.gif | https://i.trixi.cc/j/VAU9U |
| #xkcd-covid | 4 | 4 | [+ntrM] The Cataclysm | Can't talk? PM an op |
| #librejam | 4 | 4 | [+ntr] LibreJam | https://bytecrab.org/librejam/ |
| #JustDesert | 4 | 4 | [+ntr] At least Arizona is a Dry Heat! | Never Forget https://usercontent.irccloud-cdn.com/file/0lTz0HE2/image.png | https://tinyurl.com/yc5z23fg https://tinyurl.com/y7vhxzm8 | Arizona General Channel |
| #equestria | 4 | 4 | [+nt] |
| #textflight | 4 | 4 | [+ntr] text based space exploration mmo, version 2 | yes it will be open source | no it's not released yet |
| #xkcd-trans | 4 | 4 | [+nt] |
| #saltybet | 3 | 3 | [+ntr] |
| #/ | 3 | 3 | [+ntr] 7#9Slash7 :: 9#10compsci 9#10G7 9#10help 9#10idleRPG 9#10root 9#10xkcd 7:: <3Your channel here7> |
| #irpg | 3 | 3 | [+nt] |
| #tech | 3 | 3 | [+nt] |
| #root | 3 | 3 | [+ntr] 7#9root7 :: 9#10compsci 9#10G7 9#10help 9#10idleRPG 9#10/ 9#10xkcd 7:: <3Your channel here7> |
| #pugglewump | 3 | 3 | [+ntrRz] |
| #buddhism | 3 | 3 | [+nt] ࿊ ࿋ ࿌ http://buddhism-chat.org/ ࿌ ࿋ ࿊ | user list: http://users.buddhism-chat.org |
| #beanteam | 3 | 3 | [+ntr] FREE LUIGI | FREE CHAMEL | Beans and Things |
| #gunblogger_conspiracy | 3 | 3 | [+ntr] RIP FarmDad: May he find rest shooting prairie dogs with his perfect vision in that Farm in the Sky. |
| #slop | 3 | 3 | [+ntr] GENERATE. |
| #ponycafe | 3 | 3 | [+nt] |
| #gmg | 3 | 3 | [+nt] attn figwad you were right | hapy 10xgivn ohio | gg ohio | https://store.steampowered.com/app/474220/Soldat_2/ |
| #xkcd-sucks | 3 | 3 | [+nt] |
| #A|X | 3 | 3 | [+nt] |
| #3d-printing | 2 | 2 | [+nt] |
| #SCUBATech | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] SCUBATech ⚓ Poseidon protect us. ασφάλεια | https://bit.ly/WreckChart |
| #SARC | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] SARC notes etc: https://www.protectedtext.com/sarc__ask-the-password-from-lani |
| #politics | 2 | 2 | [+nt] |
| #splat | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] willn't squirt anyone |
| #fossunleashed | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] |
| #xtest | 2 | 2 | [+nt] |
| #japanese | 2 | 2 | [+nt] |
| #random | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] Happy Birthday (15June) || HEADLINE NEWS: LILLIPUT AND BLEFUSCU ON THE VERGE OF MUTUAL NUCLEAR ANNIHILIATION. REST OF WORLD YAWNS |
| #webdev | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] |
| #tsc | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] Gone but not forgotten! |
| #vodata | 2 | 2 | [+nt] |
| #backroom | 2 | 2 | [+nt] |
| #C64Friends | 2 | 2 | [+nt] Welcome Q-Link Reloaded users! |
| #b0rg | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] we are the b0rg. you will be 4551m1la70r3d. |
| ################################ | 2 | 2 | [+nt] |
| #pckf | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] Welcome to Slashnet's PCKF IRC Channel | For everyone! http://i.imgur.com/veoGzTH.jpg | jroc was defeated during the game |
| #lee2 | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] |
| #FaiD | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] Welcome discord refugees! |
| #zero | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] June Birthstones | Traditional - Cat's Eye, Turquoise | Modern - Moonstone & Pearl |
| #oneira | 1 | 1 | [+mntr] we are the music makers. and we are the dreamers of dreams |
| #pipanboua | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] greux |
| #bottlekids | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| # | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #bobs | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #enap | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #bots | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] The SlashNET Bot Channel |
| #joyoftech | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] mushroom, mushroom |
| #ndgf | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #fuck | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #jism | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] No homos ! A Bird Shit On My Dick an Tried To Suck My Fucking COCK! FUCK! | jasticeE = INST ABAN for FAGGOT with a fAGGY nicknam FAGs NOT ALLOWED good ol' Canadian rockers ||| NHAHAH Bill S. Preston, Esquire and "Ted" Theodore Logan!! QPT & POLYTARP TRIED 2 SUCK MY COCK..UBU TRIED TO PECK |
| #nsasucks | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #umdcctf | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #perl | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #a | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #bingo | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #totl | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #dorkd | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #showusyertits | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #ytut | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #bagels | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #agafnd | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #forkd | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #norrland | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #fossuntest | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #goose | 1 | 1 | [+ntrR] Just remember: No matter how bad today may seem, at least it is better than tomorrow will be |
| #plan9 | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #aglami | 1 | 1 | [+nt] We're not ops, we're normals |
| #nuccc | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #pinnypals | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #vc-other | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #fandom | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #cobalt | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] Cobalt Qube and RaQ discussion |
| #DarkWizards | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] Welcome to Dark Wizards! Lock Picking & Other Fun! |
| #vorelay | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #summer-discuss | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] We've moved. #gsoc on Freenode. See you there. |
| #vierkant | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #SUNET | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #thelounge | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #openparsec | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| ##totse | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #ircnow | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #enforcereve | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #techwasteland | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #d&d | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] Dungeons and Dragons: My party reached level 19... |
| #hb. | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #abo | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #pi3 | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #bit | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #fep | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #thepub | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #anarchy | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #lib | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #RED | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #streamoe | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] |
| #isp | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #devbr-test | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #mzx | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #wug | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #theresistance | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #clarissaexplainsitall | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #PCC-NIS | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #vision | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #barbershop | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #bigballofyarn | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] "She did not carry a spear; that was not her place. Instead, she was a spear." |
| ##iris | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] |
| #AppleIIgs | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #trippin_reality | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] Where o where has our little pingh gone? (2020-10-22) |
| #Dreamcast | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] ogenki desu ka |
| #IdleZPG | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #vc-compsci | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #keeners | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #🍄 | 1 | 1 | [+ntir] 🍄 Welcome To Mushroom Land 🍄 |
| #gravlax | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #fuskatethebones | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] |
| ##esperanto | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #!sXe | 1 | 1 | [+nt] _\|/_ Welcome to #!sXe _\|/_ http://hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com _\|/_ |
| #funclub | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #secret-channel | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #pax_gw2 | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #philosophy | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #scanner | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #REDinfo | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #⎈⎈ | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #techrights | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #hexcasting | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #le514 | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] To learn how to register your username (nick), type: /msg NickServ help |
| #perlmonks | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #tehloki | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #safespace | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #loisclark | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #tagmods | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #dsfsdf | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #❤ | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #wmt | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] 14 years of #wmt |
| #telbox | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] |
| #dungeoncrawlercarl | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #dcc | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #mmbase | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #quizbowl | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] |
| #FreeDobby | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #oktestme | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #GoTrainJam | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #TrainJam | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #ElectionTrainJam | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #fhhrr | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #funny | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #KeivanSoft | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] V9.9.9V0@~@`http://keivansoft.com@$@ |
| #faid3.0 | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] a relic of a bygone era |
| #medichat | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
About SlashNET
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Official website: www.slashnet.org
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the server address of SlashNET?
- SlashNET is reachable at
ircs://irc.slashnet.org:6697. Hostnameirc.slashnet.org, port6697over TLS/SSL. - Is SlashNET 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.