Step 1: Download and install P4V | End users

To version files and collaborate with your team, you will primarily use the P4 Visual Client, also known as P4V. P4V is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Before you install P4V, your P4 Cloud administrator should provide you with the P4 Server connection information and your credentials. If you do not have this information, contact your administrator.

Download P4V

  1. Go to the P4V download page on the Perforce web site.

  2. In the Family field, select your operating system.

  3. If you are downloading the Windows installer, in the Version field, select the (EXE) version.

  4. Select Download.

  5. In the download confirmation dialog, select Download again.

  6. After the download completes, use the following steps to install P4V based your operating system.

Windows installation

  1. Double-select the downloaded .exe file to start the installer.

  2. On the Select Applications screen, select P4 Visual Client (P4V) (P4V) and Merge and Diff Tool (P4Merge). If you want to install P4V in a different directory, select Change and select a directory.

    You can also choose to install:

    • Command-Line Client (P4)

    • Administration Tool (P4 Admin) - Most users do not need this tool.

  3. Select Next.

  4. On the Client Configuration screen:

    • Enter your P4 Cloud Server address provided by your administrator. It starts with ssl: and ends with :1666.

    • Enter your P4 User Name provided by your administrator.

    • Accept the default Text Editing Application or select Browse to select the default text editor to use.

  5. Select Next.

  1. On the Ready to install screen, select Install to start installation.

  2. If you are prompted to allow the installer to make changes to your device, select Yes.

  3. When installation is complete, on the Finished installing screen, select Exit.

  1. In the Open Connection dialog, verify that the server and username are correct and then select OK.

  2. In the Perforce Password Required dialog, enter your password and select OK.

    P4V opens.

macOS installation

  1. Double-select the downloaded .dmg file.

  2. Drag p4v and p4merge to the Applications folder.

    You can also install the Administration Tool (p4admin), but most users do not need it

  3. In the Applications folder, double-click p4v. If you are prompted to open it, select Open.

  4. In the Open Connection dialog, enter the following information:

    • Server: Address provided by your administrator. It starts with ssl: and ends with :1666.

    • User Name: Username provided by your administrator.

  5. Select OK.

  6. In the Perforce Password Required dialog, enter your password and select OK.\

    P4V opens.

If you want to use the command-line client (P4), you must download and install it separately. See Command-line client (P4) download and installation.

Linux installation

For Linux platforms, P4V is packaged in a compressed .tar file.

  1. Uncompress the downloaded .tar file with gzip.

  2. Extract the runtime files to any directory.

  3. Create a symbolic link that points to the P4V executable script. For example, to create the link where the distribution files were untarred, enter the following commands:

    $cd /foo
$gunzip p4v.tgz
$tar xvf p4v.tar
$ln -s foo/p4v-2023.2-123456/bin/p4v /usr/local/bin/p4v

  4. Start P4V.

  1. In the Open Connection dialog, enter the following information:

    • Server: Address provided by your administrator. It starts with ssl: and ends with :1666.

    • User Name: Username provided by your administrator.

  2. Select OK.

  3. In the Perforce Password Required dialog, enter your password and select OK.

    P4V opens.

If you want to use the command-line client (P4), you must download and install it separately. See Command-line client (P4) download and installation.

Where to go next

Next, change your password in P4V.

Go to Step 2: Change your password| End users.