Skype
Skype allows users to communicate over the Internet by voice - using a microphone, by video - using a webcam, and by instant messaging.
Features
Skype is a telecommunications application that specializes in providing video chat and voice calls between computers, tablets, mobile devices, the Xbox One console, and smartwatches over the Internet. It also allows video calling for 100 people, mobile screen sharing, Skype Number (allows to get a local phone number in another country or region and answer calls on Skype), use Skype to call phones (allows to call landlines and mobiles from anywhere in the world using Skype).
System Requirements
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1 | OS: Android OS 4.0.4 or higher (Phones and tablets), ChromeOS version M53 or higher (Chromebooks) |
2 | Free Space: At least 32 MB |
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1 | OS: iOS 10 or higher |
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1 | OS: 64-bit Ubuntu 14.04+, 64-bit Debian 8.0+, 64-bit OpenSUSE 13.3+, 64-bit Fedora Linux 24+ |
2 | Processor: An Intel Pentium 4 processor or later that’s SSE2 and SSE3 capable |
3 | RAM: At least 512 MB |
4 | Additional software: libappindicator1 or GtkStatusIcon to make the tray icon work (optional) |
# | Recommended |
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1 | OS: Mac OS X 10.10 or higher |
2 | Processor: At least 1 GHz Intel processor (Core 2 Duo) |
3 | RAM: At least 1 GB |
4 | Additional software: The latest version of QuickTime |
# | Recommended |
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1 | Processor: At least 1 GHz |
2 | RAM: At least 512 MB |
3 | Additional software: DirectX v9.0 or higher |
4 | For Windows 10: Skype’s version 15 requires Windows 10 (version 1809) or higher |
Ratings
Developer
Priit Kasesalu and Jaan Tallinn (OD), Skype Technologies (Microsoft)
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Initial Release
29 August 2003
Repository
Skype being a proprietary software, its source code is not publicly hosted.
License
Proprietary, Freemium, Commercial
Categories
Alternatives
Videoconference
Zoom
VoIP
Zoom
Instant Messenger
Mozilla Thunderbird
Zoom
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