PJIRC

{{short description|Web-based open-source IRC client written in Java}}

{{Infobox Software

| name = PJIRC

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| developer = Philippe 'Plouf' Detournay

| released = {{Start date|2002|05|31}}

| repo = {{URL|https://sourceforge.net/projects/pjirc/}}

| programming language = Java

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| platform = Java SE

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| discontinued = yes

| genre = IRC client

| license = GNU General Public License

| website = {{URL|pjirc.com}}

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Plouf's Java IRC (PJIRC){{Cite web |url=http://www.pjirc.com/about.php |title=PJIRC: About |access-date=2011-04-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715090657/http://www.pjirc.com/about.php |archive-date=2011-07-15 }} is a web-based open-source IRC client that is written in Java.{{Cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZU95ZdQ908C&pg=PP1 |title=Securing IM and P2P Applications for the Enterprise |last1=Piccard |first1=Paul |last2=Brian Baskin |last3=George Spillman |last4=Marcus Sachs |date=May 1, 2005 |publisher=Syngress |isbn=1-59749-017-2 |edition=1st |page=431 |chapter=Common IRC Clients by OS}} Any web browser that supports the Java Runtime Environment, or an alternative Java interpreter, can use the applet.{{Cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MbHAnBh9AqQC&pg=PA341 |title=IRC Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools |last=Alex |first=North |date=2004-07-27 |publisher=O'Reilly Media |isbn=0-596-00687-X |editor-last=Mutton, Paul |edition=1st |location=Sebastopol, CA |pages=340–342 |chapter=Hack 90: Other Ways to Connect to IRC}} Many IRC networks have a public installation of the applet for their network.

Philippe Detournay, the initial and main contributor, has stopped working on the project since 2005.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}} However, the website forum is still frequently used and moderated by the administrators.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}