Installing P4VS and enabling the extension in Visual Studio

To use P4VS with Visual Studio, you must install the plugin and then enable it within Visual Studio.

Installing P4VS in Visual Studio 2013 And Later Releases

  1. Download the P4VS Visual Studio Extension Installer file, p4vs11.vsix.
  2. Open the installer file.
  3. Select the version of Visual Studio that you want the extension to install to.
  4. Click Install.
  5. The installer screen displays an Installation Complete message.

Enabling P4VS in Visual Studio (all supported versions)

Note

This step is unnecessary when you install a P4VS upgrade.

  1. In Visual Studio, go to Tools > Options.
  2. Select Source Control > Plug-in Selection.

    Visual Studio 2008 only: if Source Control does not appear in the left pane, select Show all settings.

  3. In the Current source control plug-in drop-down list, select P4VS - Perforce Plugin for Visual Studio.