Skype
type: Q386724
type: Q7397
type: Thing
type: Software
type: Work
type: CreativeWork
label: سكايب @ar
label: 스카이프 @ko
released: 2003-08-29
subject: Category:Skype
subject: Category:Proprietary software that uses Qt
subject: Category:Companies in the PRISM network
subject: Category:Pocket PC software
subject: Category:Windows Mobile Standard software
subject: Category:Estonian inventions
subject: Category:Peer-to-peer software
subject: Category:Proprietary freeware for Linux
subject: Category:Estonian brands
subject: Category:Voice over IP clients for Linux
subject: Category:Videoconferencing software for Linux
subject: Category:VoIP services
subject: Category:Portable software
subject: Category:Windows Phone software
subject: Category:Windows instant messaging clients
subject: Category:VoIP companies of the United States
subject: Category:MacOS instant messaging clients
subject: Category:Cross-platform software
subject: Category:IOS software
subject: Category:Pascal (programming language) software
subject: Category:Symbian software
subject: Category:Android (operating system) software
subject: Category:Instant messaging clients
subject: Category:VoIP software
subject: Category:Android Auto software
subject: Category:Software that uses Qt
subject: Category:Videotelephony
subject: Category:Silver Lake (investment firm) companies
subject: Category:2003 software
subject: Category:Microsoft acquisitions
subject: Category:Universal Windows Platform apps
subject: Category:Microsoft software
subject: Category:Freeware
subject: Category:Products and services discontinued in 2025
subject: Category:2011 mergers and acquisitions
inaccurate: yes
genre: Voice over IP
genre: Videotelephony
genre: Instant messaging
genre: Videoconferencing, VoIP and Instant messaging
website: |www.skype.com
logo size: 140
image: Skype Logo.png
image: Skype logo .svg
image: Skype-icon-new.png
image: Skype-icon.svg
align: right
width: 180
width: 80
author: Priit Kasesalu
author: Jaan Tallinn
author: Priit Kasesalu and Jaan Tallinn
logo: Skype logo .svg
license: Proprietary software
language count: 108
operating system: Xbox Series X and Series S
operating system: Wear OS
operating system: IPadOS
operating system: WatchOS
operating system: Windows Server
operating system: MacOS
operating system: IOS
operating system: Microsoft Windows
operating system: Android (operating system)
operating system: Linux
operating system: Xbox One
operating system: Windows Phone
operating system: Microsoft HoloLens
screenshot: Skype screenshot.png
screenshot alt: Screenshot of Skype version 8 for Windows desktop