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100 free SMS with your US number

Get a US Skype number for all your needs - now with 100 SMS pack at no additional cost!

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Split view on Skype out now!

Use the 'split view mode' to make sure you never mix up your conversations, again!

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Skype for Desktop

Available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

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Skype for Mobile

Available for Android, iPhone and Windows 10 Mobile.

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Skype for Tablet

Available for iPad, Android tablets, Windows and Kindle Fire HD.

Skype for Xbox

Skype for Xbox One makes it even easier to invite the whole gang into your living room — no matter where they are.

Get Skype for Xbox One

For more information visit the support site for Xbox One.

Skype calling on Amazon Echo Devices

Reach friends, family or colleagues worldwide from your Amazon Alexa device. Simply ask Alexa to call any of your Skype contacts or read a phone number out loud to call it.

Set up Skype on Alexa

Skype calling with Alexa is currently available in the US, the UK, Canada, India, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico and Spain. This feature will be coming soon to Japan.

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Use Skype to call phones

Call landlines and mobiles from anywhere in the world at great low rates using Skype.

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Skype Number

Get a local phone number in another country or region and answer calls on Skype.

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HD video calling

Experience HD one to one or group video calling—now with call reactions.

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Live subtitles

Read the words that are spoken during an audio or video call.

How to set subtitles

Mobile screen sharing

Share anything from presentations to holiday photos during a call.

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Skype call recording​

Capture those special moments in a Skype call with your loved ones or record important meeting with colleagues.​

How to record calls