Search for almost anything IRC-related and the top results were written when Freenode was still the center of the universe, mIRC was shareware-nag-screen famous, and "SSL" was optional. IRC moved on; the guides did not.
ircbits.com is an independent reference site about Internet Relay Chat. The goal is simple: every page should be accurate today — correct server addresses, currently maintained clients, networks that still exist, and modern practice like TLS and SASL by default.
Every article shows when it was last reviewed. Facts that rot — user counts, client recommendations, network policies — are revisited regularly, and pages are corrected rather than left to decay. If something on this site is outdated or wrong, that is a bug.
Corrections and topic suggestions are very welcome. The fastest way to reach the maintainer is by email: hello@ircbits.com.
This site is not affiliated with any IRC network or client vendor.