What is PVersion?

What PVersion does, its three parts (the console, the desktop app, the editor plugins) and the words these docs use.

PVersion brings version tracking, builds and publishing together in one place for game, film and software studios. Your team's files live on a server set aside for your studio; everyone works on the latest version, and every change that is submitted is recorded and versioned. Setting up, running and backing up the server is our job; you open your account and get to work.

What it does

• Built for big files. Only the files that changed travel back and forth, so even on projects of hundreds of gigabytes nobody waits.
• Nobody overwrites anybody. While someone works on a file that cannot be merged (a level, a model, a texture, a video project), the file is reserved for them and the others wait their turn.
• Everyone sees what they need to. Outside teams, freelancers and new hires work only in the parts you open to them.
• Everything is on record. Who changed what, and when, is in the history. If needed, you undo a change.
• Builds and publishing on their own. A submitted change can be built and published automatically; websites follow the same flow. See Builds and Web publishing.
• Your data stays in Türkiye. The servers are in Türkiye and every connection is encrypted. Backups run every night, and a second copy is kept for 14 days, also in Türkiye.

The three parts

Web console

The console is the web page at https://console.pversion.com/. This is where you open your studio's account. Projects, team invitations, who can access what, your plan and payments, backups and support cases are all managed there. What each page is for is on Console overview.

Desktop app

It runs on Windows 10 and 11 and on Macs with Apple silicon or Intel processors. The Mac app works with Unity, Blender, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop and DaVinci Resolve projects. Unreal support and its plugin are Windows-only for now; if you use Unreal on a Mac, write to [email protected] and we'll build it on request. Everyone on the team installs it on their own computer and does almost all of their daily work in it: downloads the project, gets the team's work with Update and open, and sends their own work to the server with Submit. It shows your files with thumbnails, so you can see who has a file, its versions and its history. To install it, see Installing the app.

Editor plugins

The Unreal Engine plugin (Windows) and the Blender add-on bring getting the latest, submitting, file locks and history into the editor. The plugins never connect to a server by themselves; they talk to the PVersion app on the same computer, so the app must be installed. Unity needs no separate plugin: you get the latest and submit from the app. Details: Unreal Engine, Blender, Unity.

A working day

1. In the morning, click Update and open in the app: the team's submitted work comes in, then the project opens in its editor.
2. You work. The files you change are listed on the My changes page. A file someone else is working on shows a lock icon.
3. When you are done, write one sentence about what you did and click Submit to server. The team gets your work the next time they update.
4. For work that is not ready to submit, use Shelve: the work is stored on the server and is safe even if something happens to your computer.

These steps are covered in detail under Daily work: Getting the latest, Submitting, Locks, Shelving.

PVersion's words

These words always mean the same thing in these help pages and in the app:

Where to start

For a new studio, the order is:

1. Creating an account: register your studio and choose a plan.
2. Installing the app: download the desktop app and connect it to the console.
3. Your first project: create the project in the console and set it up on your computer with the app.
4. Inviting your team: invite your teammates by email.