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P4 Visual Client (P4V) Documentation | 2026.1

# Install P4V

P4V provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for working with versioned files in the P4 Server. The installer also includes additional client applications:

- P4 Visual Client (P4V): Main GUI for interacting with P4 Server.

- P4 Admin: GUI for administrative tasks, such as managing users and groups.

- P4 Merge: Tool for merging and comparing files.

- P4VC: Command-line utility for sending commands to P4V.

P4 command-line client (P4 CLI) is installed only for Windows operating system.

## Supported platforms

The platforms listed in this section are regularly tested and included in ongoing regression testing. Any errors or bugs found on these platforms are prioritized for fixing. Platforms not listed are not actively tested by Perforce, although P4V may still run on them.

P4V can be installed on one of the following operating systems:

- Microsoft Windows:

  - Version 10 (1809 or later) (x86_64)

  - Version 11 (x86_64)

- Linux:

  - Red Hat versions 8.8 and 9.2

  - Ubuntu 22.04

  - openSUSE 15.5

- macOS:

  - Version 11 or higher (x86_64 and arm64)

    Apple's forward compatibility promise for macOS generally ensures that P4V will continue to run well on new operating system releases.

## Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the connection information for the P4 Server (server address, port, and credentials). Contact your P4 Server administrator if you do not have the access information.

## Download the installer

1. Navigate to the P4V download page.

2. In the Family field, select your operating system (Windows, Linux, or macOS). For example, for Windows, select either the EXE or the MSI version.

3. Click Download and save the installer on your system.

4. After the download completes, proceed to the installation steps for your operating system.

## Next steps

To install P4V, P4 Admin, P4 Merge, and P4VC, follow the instructions for your operating system:

- Install P4V on Windows

- Install P4V on Linux

- Install P4V on macOS

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