Search by channel: name topic name or topic
For example, just enter foo and it will find #Thai Food, #*foo_-fighters, etc.Įnter channel name or topic keyword: Number of users: minimum 2 351025 50100200 maximum 2 351025 50100200 9999 (if you want bigger channels, set the minimum to 25 or more) Do not include wildcards like asterisks ( ). To list all channels (over 12000!), leave the search string empty. To search EFnet only, use our IRCHelp EFnet Channel search below or the semi- official channel search. If you need to come back, remember to use the “BACK” button on your browser, or bookmark this page for easy reference.įor each search site below, just enter channel name or topic keyword and select “Search”: Select the link to go to those sites directly, or just type in a keyword into either of the blanks below and we will submit your request for you. This is the best way to find public channels that match your interests.
These external sites each boast 100000s of channels on 100s of nets. For more information on why this happens, see our channel list troubleshooting guide. Having trouble getting a channel list? Do you get disconnected when you try, or maybe see errors like “List output too large, truncated”? This is a very common problem, either try switching to another server on the same network, or just use the web search features below.
It may be faster to just do that full /list and then search through the results yourself, or just use the web search features below. Note that on EFnet and many other nets, you end up doing a full /list in the background, then the matching entries are displayed to you.
On IRC, channels are where people meet and chat.