diff --git a/doc/contributing.asciidoc b/doc/contributing.asciidoc
index 6758542d5..b2b1f7a6f 100644
--- a/doc/contributing.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/contributing.asciidoc
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ several ways:
 (optionally
 https://lists.schokokeks.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/qutebrowser[subscribe]
 first).
-* Join the IRC channel irc://irc.freenode.org/#qutebrowser[`#qutebrowser`] on
-https://freenode.net/[Freenode]
-(https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#qutebrowser[webchat]).
+* Join the IRC channel ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/#qutebrowser[`#qutebrowser`] on
+https://libera.chat/[Libera Chat]
+(https://kiwiirc.com/nextclient/irc.libera.chat:+6697/#qutebrowser[webchat]).
 
 Finding something to work on
 ----------------------------
diff --git a/doc/help/index.asciidoc b/doc/help/index.asciidoc
index 3a84cfca1..70ac3726d 100644
--- a/doc/help/index.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/help/index.asciidoc
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ Getting help
 ------------
 
 You can get help in the IRC channel
-irc://irc.freenode.org/#qutebrowser[`#qutebrowser`] on
-http://freenode.net/[Freenode]
-(https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#qutebrowser[webchat]), or by writing a
-message to the
+ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/#qutebrowser[`#qutebrowser`] on
+https://libera.chat/[Libera Chat]
+(https://kiwiirc.com/nextclient/irc.libera.chat:+6697/#qutebrowser[webchat]),
+or by writing a message to the
 https://lists.schokokeks.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/qutebrowser[mailinglist] at
 mailto:qutebrowser@lists.qutebrowser.org[].
 
diff --git a/doc/quickstart.asciidoc b/doc/quickstart.asciidoc
index afe5ae231..b0b6d919c 100644
--- a/doc/quickstart.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/quickstart.asciidoc
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ If you get stuck, you can get help in multiple ways:
 * The `:help` command inside qutebrowser shows the built-in documentation.
 Additionally, each command can be started with a `--help` flag to show its
 help.
-* Chat via the IRC channel: irc://irc.freenode.org/#qutebrowser[`#qutebrowser`] on
-https://freenode.net/[Freenode]
-(https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#qutebrowser[webchat])
+* Chat via the IRC channel: ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/#qutebrowser[`#qutebrowser`] on
+https://libera.chat/[Libera Chat]
+(https://kiwiirc.com/nextclient/irc.libera.chat:+6697/#qutebrowser[webchat])
 * On Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/qutebrowser/[/r/qutebrowser]
 * Via https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/discussions[GitHub Discussions]
 * Using the mailinglist: mailto:qutebrowser@lists.qutebrowser.org[]
diff --git a/doc/qutebrowser.1.asciidoc b/doc/qutebrowser.1.asciidoc
index 8564c8a51..3ee530cc1 100644
--- a/doc/qutebrowser.1.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/qutebrowser.1.asciidoc
@@ -152,8 +152,9 @@ this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 https://lists.schokokeks.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/qutebrowser
 * Announce-only mailinglist: mailto:qutebrowser-announce@lists.qutebrowser.org[] /
 https://lists.schokokeks.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/qutebrowser-announce
-* IRC: irc://irc.freenode.org/#qutebrowser[`#qutebrowser`] on
-https://freenode.net/[Freenode]
+* IRC: ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/#qutebrowser[`#qutebrowser`] on
+https://libera.chat/[Libera Chat]
+(https://kiwiirc.com/nextclient/irc.libera.chat:+6697/#qutebrowser[webchat])
 * Github: https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser
 
 == AUTHOR
diff --git a/misc/cheatsheet.svg b/misc/cheatsheet.svg
index e908f9496..7dcb6d4e1 100644
--- a/misc/cheatsheet.svg
+++ b/misc/cheatsheet.svg
@@ -2570,7 +2570,7 @@
          id="flowPara5604"
          style="font-size:13.8667px;line-height:1.25;font-family:sans-serif;stroke-width:1.06667">Website: https://www.qutebrowser.org/ </flowPara><flowPara
          id="flowPara5595"
-         style="font-size:13.8667px;line-height:1.25;font-family:sans-serif;stroke-width:1.06667">IRC: #qutebrowser on Freenode</flowPara><flowPara
+         style="font-size:13.8667px;line-height:1.25;font-family:sans-serif;stroke-width:1.06667">IRC: #qutebrowser on Libera Chat (irc.libera.chat)</flowPara><flowPara
          id="flowPara5597"
          style="font-size:13.8667px;line-height:1.25;font-family:sans-serif;stroke-width:1.06667">Mailinglist: qutebrowser@lists.qutebrowser.org</flowPara></flowRoot>
     <text
diff --git a/misc/userscripts/open_download b/misc/userscripts/open_download
index e6de005c8..62730f37c 100755
--- a/misc/userscripts/open_download
+++ b/misc/userscripts/open_download
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #  - It comes in handy if you enable downloads.remove_finished. If you want to
 #    see the recent downloads, just press "sd".
 #
-# Thorsten Wißmann, 2015 (thorsten` on freenode)
+# Thorsten Wißmann, 2015 (thorsten` on Libera Chat)
 # Any feedback is welcome!
 
 set -e
diff --git a/misc/userscripts/password_fill b/misc/userscripts/password_fill
index 4ebeebdc5..c46253d41 100755
--- a/misc/userscripts/password_fill
+++ b/misc/userscripts/password_fill
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cat <<EOF
 This script can only be used as a userscript for qutebrowser
 2015, Thorsten Wißmann <edu _at_ thorsten-wissmann _dot_ de>
 In case of questions or suggestions, do not hesitate to send me an E-Mail or to
-directly ask me via IRC (nickname thorsten\`) in #qutebrowser on freenode.
+directly ask me via IRC (nickname thorsten\`) in #qutebrowser on Libera Chat.
 
   $blink!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!$reset
   WARNING: the passwords are stored in qutebrowser's
diff --git a/misc/userscripts/view_in_mpv b/misc/userscripts/view_in_mpv
index 4ab37d617..472920433 100755
--- a/misc/userscripts/view_in_mpv
+++ b/misc/userscripts/view_in_mpv
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #   (comments and video suggestions), i.e. only the videos should disappear
 #   when mpv is started. And that's precisely what the present script does.
 #
-# Thorsten Wißmann, 2015 (thorsten` on freenode)
+# Thorsten Wißmann, 2015 (thorsten` on Libera Chat)
 # Any feedback is welcome!
 
 set -e
diff --git a/scripts/cycle-inputs.js b/scripts/cycle-inputs.js
index bb667bda7..fc2397c23 100644
--- a/scripts/cycle-inputs.js
+++ b/scripts/cycle-inputs.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * CYCLE_INPUTS = "jseval -q -f ~/.config/qutebrowser/cycle-inputs.js"
  * config.bind('gi', CYCLE_INPUTS)
  *
- * By dive on freenode <dave@dawoodfall.net>
+ * By dive <dave@dawoodfall.net>
  */
 
 (function() {
diff --git a/tests/end2end/data/downloads/mhtml/complex/complex.html b/tests/end2end/data/downloads/mhtml/complex/complex.html
index b298aa37c..d44e9be0f 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/data/downloads/mhtml/complex/complex.html
+++ b/tests/end2end/data/downloads/mhtml/complex/complex.html
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         
         <div class="dyk">
         ...the IRC channel for qutebrowser is <code>#qutebrowser</code> on
-        irc.freenode.net
+        irc.libera.chat
         </div>
         
         <div class="dyk">
diff --git a/tests/end2end/data/downloads/mhtml/complex/complex.mht b/tests/end2end/data/downloads/mhtml/complex/complex.mht
index 0467da22f..a458f4dcb 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/data/downloads/mhtml/complex/complex.mht
+++ b/tests/end2end/data/downloads/mhtml/complex/complex.mht
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ aster/doc/contributing.asciidoc">
        =20
         <div class=3D"dyk">
         ...the IRC channel for qutebrowser is <code>#qutebrowser</code> on
-        irc.freenode.net
+        irc.libera.chat
         </div>
        =20
         <div class=3D"dyk">