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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 commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrew Caskverified · 100%
brew install --cask perforce

local Homebrew cask metadata

overview

Package summary

Version control

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.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for perforce. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • 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

CommandKindExposureNote
p4binaryHomebrew cask binaryp4
p4brokerbinaryHomebrew cask binaryp4broker
p4dbinaryHomebrew cask binaryp4d
p4pbinaryHomebrew cask binaryp4p

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 generated2026-08-03
manager version2026.1,2972966
manager updated2026-06-11
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keycask:perforce
Version2026.1,2972966
Package managerHomebrew Cask
Homepagehttps://www.perforce.com/
Last updated2026-06-11T20:15:03Z
Pulseupdated
SHA-256173be6c67c605add6e5d6e4228e4ab3e33b249a6bd35306054439c8f0926bd54
Download URLhttps://filehost.perforce.com/perforce/r26.1/bin.macosx12arm64/helix-core-server.tgz
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

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
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/perforce/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Nix92%

p4

nix profile install nixpkgs#p4
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: P4
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/p4/p4/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Nix92%

p4d

nix profile install nixpkgs#p4d
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: P4d
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/p4/p4d/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Chocolatey92%

p4

choco install p4
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: P4
Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: p4 from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','openconnect-gui'
Scoop92%

main/p4

scoop install main/p4
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: P4
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/p4.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

Used sources

  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation