Slirc documentation

Slack, without giving up IRC.

Slirc combines familiar team chat with an open protocol and infrastructure you control. These guides explain the app and what remains available from ordinary IRC clients.

Getting startedJoin with your email, verify your account, and sign in from anywhere. Channels & invitesHow channels and direct messages work, and how invite links get you in. Messages & mediaSend, format, react, edit, and share images, videos, and links. ThreadsTurn one message into a focused conversation that stays portable. NotificationsChoose when Slirc should get your attention across your devices.

What is Slirc?

Slirc is a self-hosted Slack alternative. The PWA provides channels, direct messages, reactions, threads, media, and notifications. Ergo IRC handles accounts, rooms, permissions, messages, and history.

Everything stays legible in an ordinary IRC client. Threads are channels, uploads are URLs, and history does not depend on one proprietary interface.

How to use these guides

Start with Getting started to sign in. The rest of the guides map to what you do day to day:

Channels & invites: channels, direct messages, and invitation links.
Messages & media: formatting, reactions, edits, uploads, and previews.
Threads: focused conversations that remain IRC channels.
Notifications: choosing when Slirc gets your attention.
Privacy & safety: data, access boundaries, and account safety.

Note

Looking for a specific command? The /help command inside the app lists everything available.