The more the merrier
It’s easy to add more people to your contact list.
Add friends and family who use Skype to your contact list by using the easy-to-use search function. Then you can make free Skype-to-Skype calls, chat away with instant messages or send text messages just for starters.
Easily call your friends and family for free wherever they are.
Keep in contact with instant messenger.
Play games online with friends.
Add people who don’t have Skype
Don’t limit yourself to just friends and family who already use Skype. Add contacts’ telephone numbers to your contact list (as opposed to Skype contacts who have Skype installed) – you can then call their phone or mobile at pretty cheap rates with SkypeOut™. This means you can call anyone, anywhere in the world at great rates.
Got questions?
How to add contacts and call phones and mobiles
Here’s two handy guides: add contacts that have Skype and making calls to other people not currently on Skype.
Adding contacts works on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Windows Mobile, WiFi phones, Cordless phones, Nokia Internet Tablet, 3.

