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#15 of 138 English Est. 1998 InspIRCd-3

Freenode reigns historically as the legendary, premier communication hub that hosted the global open-source software movement for decades. While its layout shifted during a major organizational restructuring in 2021, its legacy remains deeply tied to facilitating technical collaboration, peer-to-peer engineering support, and programming language development. It continues to provide a structured platform for standard interactive chat across a wide array of technical disciplines.

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Tracked since Jul 2026 · last updated 35 mins ago · user & channel counts only, no message content
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Users online
6,381
▲ 2.9% vs yesterday
Channels
8,237
▲ 1.0% vs yesterday
Servers
9
All-time peak
7,894
reached 28 Sep 2026
People on freenode
24h 7d 30d 1y 10y All
Last 30 days
Peak 7,894
4.4k
5.5k
6.5k
7.5k
Sep 13Sep 20Sep 28Oct 5now

Capabilities

What the server advertises on connect (ISUPPORT / 005) - the network's technical spec.

Software InspIRCd-3
Network name
freenode
Channel types
#
Prefixes
(Yohv)!@%+
Channel modes
IXZbew,k,BEFJLWdfjl,ACDKMNOPQRSTUcimnprstuz
Nick length
30
Channel length
64
Topic length
390
Case mapping
ascii
Modes / line
20
Max targets
20
Channel limit
#:20
Away length
200
Kick length
255
Max list
I:100,X:100,b:100,e:100,w:100
MONITORWHOXSAFELISTNAMESXUHNAMESCALLERIDEXCEPTSINVEXELISTACCEPTWATCH

Servers

1 server erkstats has connected through.

*.freenode.net InspIRCd-3 seen MOTD 
Welcome to the
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AUTONOMOUS ZONE

Connect to us on:

Hostname: irc.freenode.net / chat.freenode.net
Plaintext: 6660-6669
TLS/SSL: 6697,7000,7070
Webchat: https://webchat.freenode.net

Sponsors:
https://vp.net - Verified Privacy
https://bmail.ag - Verifiably private email

By connecting to freenode you indicate that you have read and accept our
policies and guidelines as set out on https://freenode.net and agree to
be scanned for an open proxy.

If you are looking for assistance, please try:

#help                    - Help with general IRC and Services.
#chanhelp                - Help with channels and channel services.

Checkout some of our communities and services:

#trivia                  - All new trivia channel.
#duckhunt                - Join the hunt.
#freenode-radio          - Freenode's very own radio channel.
#freenode                - Chat about freenode.

Type /join #<channel>

Thank you for using freenode!

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