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Install perforce with Homebrew Cask
Version control. Version 2026.1,2972966 via Homebrew Cask; verified 2026-06-11. Also installable with macports: sudo port install perforce.
install
Additional install commands
overview
Package summary
Version control
Project links
Commands and aliases
- p4broker
- p4d
- p4p
- p4
history
Project history and usage
Perforce P4 is Perforce's centralized version-control platform, formerly branded Helix Core, aimed at teams that need scalable source and digital-asset management.
Project history
Perforce's current product page identifies P4 as the renamed Helix Core product and presents it as the server foundation for the broader P4 platform.
Adoption history
Perforce positions P4 as especially common in game development and large digital-content production, citing adoption by 19 of the top 20 AAA game studios.
How it is used
Package-manager users install server-side components such as p4d, p4p, and p4broker, then administer repositories through Perforce's command-line and server documentation.
Why package nerds care
P4 matters in package collections because it is a long-lived proprietary SCM system with Unix-friendly server binaries, environment-variable-driven clients, and a distinct operational model from Git-centered tooling.
Timeline
- 1997: Perforce release notes track changes from Release 97.3 onward.
- 2025: Perforce announced Helix Core was rebranded as P4.
Related projects
- P4V, P4 Proxy, P4 Broker, P4 DAM, and P4 Plan are related Perforce tools around the same version-control platform.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for perforce. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.p4tickets- Windows
%USERPROFILE%\p4tickets.txt
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
p4 | binary | Homebrew cask binary | p4 |
p4broker | binary | Homebrew cask binary | p4broker |
p4d | binary | Homebrew cask binary | p4d |
p4p | binary | Homebrew cask binary | p4p |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-04
manager version2026.1,2972966
manager updated2026-06-11
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.perforce.com/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:perforce |
|---|---|
| Version | 2026.1,2972966 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/perforce |
| Homepage | https://www.perforce.com/ |
| Upstream docs | https://www.perforce.com/ |
| Source archive | https://filehost.perforce.com/perforce/r26.1/bin.macosx12arm64/helix-core-server.tgz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-11T20:15:03Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| SHA-256 | 173be6c67c605add6e5d6e4228e4ab3e33b249a6bd35306054439c8f0926bd54 |
| Download URL | https://filehost.perforce.com/perforce/r26.1/bin.macosx12arm64/helix-core-server.tgz |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
| Caveats | Instructions on using the Helix Versioning Engine are available in $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/Caskroom/perforce/2026.1,2972966 |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | perforce |
| Names |
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| Conflicts With | |
| Artifacts | |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
MacPorts95%
perforce
sudo port install perforce- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Perforce
Nix92%
p4
nix profile install nixpkgs#p4- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: P4
Nix92%
p4d
nix profile install nixpkgs#p4d- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: P4d
Chocolatey92%
p4
choco install p4- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: P4
Scoop92%
main/p4
scoop install main/p4- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: P4
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation