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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
179
Location
🇺🇸 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 179 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 | 161 | 161 | [+nrSCfj] DNSSEC root KSK rollover around 14:00 UTC | RIP Margaret Hamilton | it is cybersecurity awareness month. Please be aware of cybersecurity. | Canada likely joining EU | rip king harald bluetooth | Norway has a new king | Rest in Piss Ratko Mladić | RIP Tim Curry | Sing a song and read a boo |
| #compsci | 62 | 62 | [+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 | 45 | 45 | [+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 | 28 | 28 | [+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 | Stargate news https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/wandavision-jac-schaeffer-stargate-series-amazon-1236906795/ || SOON: SPACEBALLS 2: 2027 || https://co2.codes/xkcd/xkcd-sciencefiction |
| #xkcd-coding | 20 | 20 | [+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-gaming | 17 | 17 | [+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-chill | 16 | 16 | [+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-music | 13 | 13 | [+ntr] Music. |
| #bucketlog | 13 | 13 | [+mntr] |
| #idlerpg | 9 | 9 | [+mntSCT] http://idlerpg.net/ #1: DieBitch, lv. 73 DajBitch; #2: Lover-of-Kittens, lv. 70 WarKnight Supremacy; #3: MapleTux, lv. 64 Penguimancer; |
| #metalworking | 7 | 7 | [+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 |
| #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 |
| #minneapolis | 7 | 7 | [+ntr] <@shmup> that is an artificial representation of what is otherwise holy, perfect, fuckable |
| #xkcd-signal | 7 | 7 | [+nt] |
| #thegentlemanloser | 6 | 6 | [+ntr] Class War Now! |
| #xkcd-love | 6 | 6 | [+nt] |
| #Dizmo.help | 5 | 5 | [+ntr] 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 | 5 | 5 | [+ntr] resting a hand on a cat or my face to smell |
| #i-want-to-go-home | 5 | 5 | [+nt] |
| #bytecrab | 5 | 5 | [+r] All hail the Lady Crab - be friendly |
| #slashnet | 4 | 4 | [+ntr] Welcome to SlashNET! #help is the official help channel. | http://www.slashnet.org/ | Ops in this channel are Slashnet staff |
| #cts | 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 |
| #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 |
| #irpg | 4 | 4 | [+nt] |
| #equestria | 4 | 4 | [+nt] |
| #gmg | 4 | 4 | [+nt] attn figwad you were right | hapy 10xgivn ohio | gg ohio | https://store.steampowered.com/app/474220/Soldat_2/ |
| #testbot | 3 | 3 | [+nt] <frostedtips> I don’t mind Quebec as long as nobody tries to speak French to me |
| #saltybet | 3 | 3 | [+ntr] |
| #/ | 3 | 3 | [+nt] |
| #tech | 3 | 3 | [+nt] |
| #root | 3 | 3 | [+nt] |
| #pugglewump | 3 | 3 | [+ntrRz] |
| #buddhism | 3 | 3 | [+nt] |
| #xkcd-trans | 3 | 3 | [+nt] |
| #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. |
| #splat | 3 | 3 | [+ntr] willn't squirt anyone |
| #japanese | 3 | 3 | [+nt] |
| #xkcd-sucks | 3 | 3 | [+nt] |
| #fossunleashed | 3 | 3 | [+ntr] |
| #slhangout | 3 | 3 | [+ntr] the trixie chicks |
| #A|X | 2 | 3 | [+nt] |
| #librejam | 2 | 2 | [+nt] LibreJam | https://bytecrab.org/librejam/ |
| #textflight | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] text based space exploration mmo, version 2 | yes it will be open source | no it's not released yet |
| #3d-printing | 2 | 2 | [+nt] |
| #SARC | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] SARC notes etc: https://www.protectedtext.com/sarc__ask-the-password-from-lani |
| #politics | 2 | 2 | [+nt] |
| #ponycafe | 2 | 2 | [+nt] |
| #xtest | 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 |
| #tsc | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] Gone but not forgotten! |
| #vodata | 2 | 2 | [+nt] |
| #b0rg | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] we are the b0rg. you will be 4551m1la70r3d. |
| ################################ | 2 | 2 | [+nt] |
| #trippin_reality | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] Where o where has our little pingh gone? (2020-10-22) |
| #lee2 | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] |
| #eviljimbo | 2 | 2 | [+nt] |
| #FaiD | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] Welcome discord refugees! |
| #rpg-frontier | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] |
| #blanket | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] still cozy |
| #ninjabong | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] SHE GOT TOFU THE SIZE OF TEXAS |
| #backroom | 2 | 2 | [+nt] |
| #faid3.0 | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] a relic of a bygone era |
| #quizbowl | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] |
| #KeivanSoft | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] V10.9.9V0@~@`http://keivansoft.com@$@ |
| #monkeysoypants | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] <fuzzie> oh, latex is compulsory. |
| #uakroncs | 2 | 2 | [+nt] |
| #cowcult | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] believe. |
| #bunnies | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] If no one answers check metachat.org for Discord info |
| #c64friends | 2 | 2 | [+nt] |
| #crcr_russian | 2 | 2 | [+nt] |
| #SCUBATech | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] SCUBATech ⚓ Poseidon protect us. ασφάλεια | https://bit.ly/WreckChart |
| #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 |
| #webdev | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] |
| #pipanboua | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] greux |
| #bottlekids | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| # | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #bobs | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #enap | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #joyoftech | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] mushroom, mushroom |
| #umdcctf | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #perl | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #a | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #totl | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #dorkd | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #showusyertits | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #bagels | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #agafnd | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #forkd | 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 |
| #aglami | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #pinnypals | 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. |
| #openparsec | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| ##totse | 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] |
| #pi3 | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #bit | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #fep | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #thepub | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #lib | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #RED | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #streamoe | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] |
| #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] |
| ##iris | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] |
| #IdleZPG | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #vc-compsci | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #gravlax | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #fuskatethebones | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] |
| #!sXe | 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] |
| #techrights | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #le514 | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] To learn how to register your username (nick), type: /msg NickServ help |
| #tehloki | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #safespace | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #tagmods | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #❤ | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #telbox | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] |
| #dungeoncrawlercarl | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #dcc | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #mmbase | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #fhhrr | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #hottub | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #Efes | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #wmt | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] 14 years of #wmt |
| #xkcd-bdsm | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #naughty | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #wpi | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #AppleIIgs | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #Dreamcast | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] ogenki desu ka |
| #DragonCon | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #rf3rfrf | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #bigballofyarn | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] "She did not carry a spear; that was not her place. Instead, she was a spear." |
| #fuck | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #candela | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #barbershop | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #bots | 1 | 1 | [+ntr] The SlashNET Bot Channel |
| #ytut | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #GoTrainJam | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #TrainJam | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #ElectionTrainJam | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #bingo | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #plan9 | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #anarchy | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #⎈⎈ | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #fandom | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #wesleywillis | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #vc-other | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #perlmonks | 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 |
| #thelounge | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #nsasucks | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #funny | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #buttfuckers-unite | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #buttfuckers-united | 1 | 1 | [+nt] |
| #MmdKh | 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.