IntelliJ IDEA 2026.1 Help

Show Revision Graph and Time-Lapse View

Install the Perforce plugin

This functionality relies on the Perforce plugin, which you need to install and enable.

  1. Press Ctrl+Alt+S to open settings and then select Plugins.

  2. Open the Marketplace tab, find the Perforce plugin, and click Install (restart the IDE if prompted).

Using Perforce integration, you can view the Revision Graph or Time-lapse View for a file without leaving the IDE, provided that p4v.exe is installed on your computer.

To show Revision Graph or Time-lapse View for a file

  1. Select the desired file in any navigation tool window, or open it in the editor.

  2. On the main Version Control menu, or From the context menu of the selection, choose Perforce, and then select Revision Graph, or Time-Lapse View on the submenu.

  3. With the first invocation, enter password in the login dialog.

24 February 2026