Know any good IRC channels

1 Name: meat 2026-03-08 20:07

I've been wanting to use IRC more and not sure of many channels that aren't really focused around like a specific piece of software.

2 Name: Anonymous 2026-03-09 18:01

Honestly, I want to know too. I used to go on IRC all the time like 15 years ago, but almost all the channels I went to died, and the rest moved to Discord.

3 Name: Anonymous 2026-03-10 16:26

Quoted by: >>4

#general (lainchan.org)
#cyberix (irc.cy-x.net)
#tohno-chan (Rizon)
#r9k (Rizon)

4 Name: meat 2026-03-10 16:30

>>3
"#r9k" ill pass on that one

5 Name: fefoza !gPjkdMkq1. 2026-03-10 17:09

I think these channels are worth mentioning.

#tohno-chan, #/g/punk, and #hikari3 on Rizon.
Most of the tilde/pubnix irc channels are quite comfy too.

6 Name: Anonymous 2026-03-10 23:32

no denpa chan?

7 Name: Anonymous 2026-03-11 10:49

Quoted by: >>8,9

What is the benefit of using irc over xmpp?

8 Name: Anonymous 2026-03-11 11:00

>>7
xmpp is better in every way.

9 Name: meat 2026-03-11 12:53

Quoted by: >>10,12

>>7
i've never looked too deep into xmpp myself but from what i've seen they seem to be for different usecases so apples and oranges no?

10 Name: Anonymous 2026-03-11 14:24

Quoted by: >>11,12

>>9
xmpp does have multi user chats but honestly, I've not seen any real public xmpp chats set up

11 Name: Anonymous 2026-03-12 12:16

Quoted by: >>12

>>10
Same, and i experienced quite some out of sync issues with xmpp.

12 Name: Anonymous 2026-03-12 13:15

Quoted by: >>13

>>9
gotcha
>>10
gotcha
>>11
gotcha

13 Name: Anonymous 2026-03-12 13:44

>>12
who did you get
what did you get from them

14 Name: Anonymous 2026-03-12 16:11

Quoted by: >>15,16

lainchan irc is filled with p0l niggers because of applefags inability to use his brain

15 Name: meat 2026-03-12 16:46

>>14
go back to soyjak party or some shit

16 Name: Anonymous 2026-03-13 04:09

>>14
Simply epic

17 Name: Anonymous 2026-03-13 15:00

Quoted by: >>18,19

What's the best gui irc client on linux? I don't really wanna use weechat.

18 Name: meat 2026-03-13 15:32

>>17
im a fan of kvirc. it uses qt so if you're on gnome it might be better to use something else

19 Name: Anonymous 2026-03-14 10:42

>>17
i like using hexchat

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