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If you want to download the latest version of Skype from the official site, select the appropriate operating system in the list below and click on the "Download latest version" link. If you need an older version of Skype, click on "Find old versions" link to view the earlier version of Skype and download it from our server (although this option is not available for all operating systems).





Skype is one of the most popular programs in the world due to the fact that it is free, provides unique features and is running on different operating systems (including PCs, smartphones, tablets, TVs, etc.). On this page you can find and download free of charge the Skype for different operating systems, without registration, phone confirmation or viruses.

Attention!

On the Internet, there are a lot of scams, which often create credible websites for downloading Skype, but instead of this they request money or your credentials. Be careful, never trust such sites. Always download software/files only from trusted sources. One of these sources is the official website www.skype.com. Nevertheless, I want to notice that on our blog you can also download Skype, as we constantly monitor Skype updates and upload official files on our server, thus users can download old versions anytime.


No malware

We guarantee that all versions stored on our server are genuine, they do not contain viruses or any modifications, and were downloaded only from the official site. This is very easy to make sure, by checking the authenticity of files (ie. validating digital signatures) or by comparing their hash sum with original ones.


Free of charge

As well as official website, on our website you can download the free Skype for different operating systems and different languages. The only difference, is that here you can download old versions, not only the latest.


Old versions

Sometimes, due to various reasons the latest version of Skype do not fit our needs. For such cases has been created a special page where users can find and download the desired Skype version. Thus, here you can download the free Skype for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, iPhone and Blackberry. Of course, you can download setup file to your computer or any device suitable to you in order to install later the old version.


Help

If you have any questions or encounter problems during downloading or installing Skype, please contact me at or leave a comment and I will try to help you solve your problem.


47 comments

  1. 7 +3 4
    Micaelly cristina (karma: +3),
    Boa tarde quero participar do programa
    1. 6 +3 3
      Administrator (karma: +1208),
      Hi Cristina! Can you explain, please, in English, what exactly you want?
  2. 2 0 2
    Monika Zimmermann (karma: 0),
    Hallo, ich möchte Skype für Windows 7.0 herunterladen.
    Bitte helfen Sie mir.

    Monika Zimmermann
    1. 1 0 1
      Administrator (karma: +1208),
      Hi! Window 7 supports any Skype version, but I recommend you to download the latest one. The complete list of available versions for your operating system can be found at Skype for Windows page.
  3. 3 +3 0
    john (karma: +3),
    hi no matter what i do i just cant connnect to skype i have done everything possible to sole this probem but to no avail just dont know what to do i am on windows xp maybe my computer is to old can any one help kind regards
    1. 1 -1 2
      Administrator (karma: +1208),
      Hi! What's the exact error message?
  4. 1 -1 2
    Calmanovici Mihael (karma: +5),
    I don`t khow what the problem is.the skype does not work
    1. 1 0 1
      Administrator (karma: +1208),
      Hi! What exactly is not working and which error occurs?
  5. 0 -2 2
    fan ozgean demir (karma: -2),
    for real no speck enghlish
  6. 2 +2 0
    mitze (karma: +8),
    my skype doesnt work im on windows xp.. whats wrong with it i cant make a call
    1. 0 -1 1
      Administrator (karma: +1208),
      Hi! Please try to download Skype installer for Windows XP.
  7. 1 +1 0
    edwin (karma: +1),
    hello friends how u doing
  8. 0 -1 1
    vincent (karma: -1),
    7.33 on a new computer and bluetooth headset - headset will not work. Told 7.33 lots of bugs..... want 7.22 version. Where can I find this? I google it, was sent here... do not see it.
    1. 0 -1 1
      Administrator (karma: +1208),
      Hi! There exists four builds of this version: 7.22.0.109, 7.22.0.108, 7.22.0.107, and 7.22.0.104.
  9. 0 -1 1
    Darksun (karma: -1),
    STuck with blue turning wheel. and no login to Skype.

    any idea what can I look at?

    Thanks.

    Being like that for days. now.
    1. 0 0 0
      Administrator (karma: +1208),
      Hi! Do you mean that “blue turning wheel” is shown on log in screen or it’s shown instead of status icon?
  10. 1 -1 2
    jackie (karma: +2),
    Hi..I am currently having this problem with my skype app.. I downloaded the app for android (samsung galaxy 4 tablet)... there was a certain day where I was able to send chat messages to my contacts, then suddenly the next day it appears to me that I cannot send anymore. I mean my messages are all just peding messages and couldn't push through. My friend sent a mesaage thru facdbook mesaanger that I was offline in skype but I was really onlne and all thr contacts are offline except for the sound/echo contact.. They are able to call me but I can't send messages and their messages also I am not able to receive. It's just that I really need skype for my English online review is only thru this app..
    1. 1 +1 0
      Administrator (karma: +1208),
      Hi! Please execute the /dumpmsnp command and paste here the result.
  11. 0 0 0
    Jake (karma: +7),
    Hi, PLEASE I hope you can help me I uninstalled the latest skype version and am trying to install version skype_7.14.0.104 . But after install it will not connect it says skype can not connect I checked everything. I am using windows 7. Do old skype versions work on windows 7? Thank You
    1. 0 -1 1
      Administrator (karma: +1208),
      Hi! Version 7.14 is outdated and not supported anymore (please read here for details). If you want to run older versions, check this: How to run older versions of Skype for Windows.
  12. 1 -1 2
    ahmed (karma: -1),
    skype cannot connect
  13. 0 0 0
    Jake (karma: +7),
    Hi! I installed skype 7.36.0.101 and after install my chat history form many contacts was erased, cn you please help me get it back. THANKS
  14. 0 -2 2
    Sara (karma: -2),
    Boa tarde,

    Tem como atualizar os emoticons? Consigo atualizar o Skype mais não os emoticons, pois está bloqueado o pc.

    Grata.
  15. 1 0 1
    zelles (karma: +53),
    Skype for Windows is the new style Skype (ugly Skype).

    Skype Classic is Skype without all the new junk that Microsoft has been adding lately.

    Latest version of "Skype Classic" is: 7.40.0.104

    "Skype Classic" is a download option on Skypes site, but you do not have Skype Classic listed on this page. A lot of people I know prefer Skype Classic because it is less buggy and a lot better looking. Microsoft's Skype takeover started off by removing P2P support and making Skype cloud based. Now they are trying to make Skype more like a social network then the VOIP/Messaging service it was made to be.

    Go to the download page for skype at: https://www.skype.com/en/get-skype/
    On the blue download button that says "Get Skype for Windows"... Select the arrow on the right side of the button and a dropdown menu/list will show and you will see "Skype Classic".

    A direct link to the Skype Classic download is: https://go.skype.com/classic.skype

    Also Skype Classic still receives updates as v. 7.x.x.x

    PS: All the emoticons are supported in Skype Classic.

    [Updated ]
    You are also missing:
    - Skype for Linux DEB
    - Skype for Linux RPM
    1. 1 0 1
      Administrator (karma: +1208),
      Hi! Thank you for your notices. I know and I'm sorry that information on this blog is outdated, but I do not have time to fix everything. By the way, on this page you download only latest versions. If you click on "Skype for Windows" or "Find old versions" you'll see the list of all versions (including, the classic ones).

      As about the 7.x branch, the latest version is 7.40.0.151 and it has not been updated for a long time.
      1. 0 0 0
        zelles (karma: +53),
        Skype Classic is just the regular Skype without the new "junk". It's on the standard download page for Skype for Windows. There is no need to look for it in a old versions section.

        Skype Classic is still it's own thing. Skype for Windows comes in multiple varients; 3 different programs.

        Also, Classic Skype is at 7.40.0.104 I believe. Clicking update will state it's already at the latest version.

        Straight of Skype's site:
        "Skype 7.40.0.104 for Windows 7 and Windows 8 released October 30th, 2017."
        Which isn't that long ago... Just over 3 months ago.

        [Updated ]
        Latest versions of Windows Skype is as follows:

        released October 30th, 2017
        - Skype 7.40.0.151 for Windows 10
        - Skype 7.40.0.104 for Windows 7 and Windows 8

        That's also directly off Skype.
        1. 1 +1 0
          Administrator (karma: +1208),
          Nevertheless, you cannot deny that eight version is the latest version of Skype for Windows Desktop and that the seventh version is abandoned (I mean, that will no longer receive big updates or features). At least because even the insider installer wasn’t updated from August 2017, while (as rule) all supported versions are updated every month or more often. By the way, do not forget that sometime not so long ago, the seventh version was the “new” one, while the sixth one was the “classic”. Of course, before that, was the sixth against fifth and fourth.

          As about version 7.40.0.151 I'm using it in Windows 7 and it works flawlessly. In addition, it says: “You already have the latest version of Skype installed”.
          1. 0 -2 2
            zelles (karma: +53),
            I have never seen version 6 called classic. Version 6 is just an "older version". "Skype Classic" is its own branch now. It's just not going to get the "junk" added. Version 7 has been receiving updates well after version 8 came out.

            As I stated before, Skype for Windows has 3 varients.
            - Skype for Windows Desktop
            - Skype Windows App
            - Skype Classic for Windows Desktop

            These are completely different programs.

            All 3 are there own branches and all 3 are still being supported and updated.

            As for v. 7.40.0.151... It is designed for Windows 10, not Windows 7 or 8. Skype 7.40.0.104 is the latest version for Windows 7 and 8.

            You can get all this information directly from Skype.
            1. 1 +1 0
              Administrator (karma: +1208),
              I do not want to argue with you, so in short I want to convey my thoughts:

              1) Skype 8 is latest version of Skype for Windows Desktop. Exactly this version receives updates in normal mode as it was always for all versions.

              2) Version 7.40.0.151 is the latest version of seventh branch (and it does not matter for which OS the fixes were released).

              3) Skype 7 (both for macOS and for Windows) has not been updated for an unusually long time. Taking this into account, I can consider that it is abandoned (I hope that I'm wrong).

              4) When a version is developed for a specific OS, it does not support other ones (for example, try to install 7.40.0.104 on Windows XP, or 7.36.0.150 on Windows 7).

              5) Veterans say that the classic version is 3.8 or 4.2. Recruits, by "classic" means 6.16 (because it's deobfuscated) and 6.21 (because it's latest version that has old-school design).

              6) When Skype 7 went live (more exactly, 6.21.85.104), people preferred the classic ones because, as they said, the New Skype looks like a "cemetery gallery" and bubble chats are awful.

              7) The 8.9.0.1 was first public version of the new Skype that was compiled at October 26, 2017. There are no versions of the seventh branch compiled after this date.

              8) A few years later, Skype 7 will no longer be supported, while the Skype 8 will become the classic.
              1. 0 0 0
                tony (karma: 0),
                Are you saying that the classic version will no longer be updated?
                1. 1 +1 0
                  Administrator (karma: +1208),
                  Please do not misunderstand me, but I just do not know the right answer. Nevertheless, it seems to me that the seventh branch will no longer be actively supported (for example, by adding new features or by fixing small bugs). The problem is that latest version was released at 29 August 2017, and even after two months it received only two patches (.104 and .151). If you analyze the development history of the Skype, you will see that this is unusual.
  16. 0 0 0
    StarLite_47 (karma: 0),
    am new to here send comments need to have some one help me with a password link your for get pass page is not work is taking way way to long to get a code for pass so page not working please help for pass link to reset for new pass Thresa Greeno aka StarLite_47
    1. 1 +1 0
      Administrator (karma: +1208),
      Not sure that I understood you correctly, but in order to reset password you must follow the URL received by email. No one (except you) will not be able to reset your password.
  17. 0 -1 1
    zelles (karma: +53),
    Like I tried to explain before... Skype Classic is its own branch and is still being updated. I just received a new update for it.

    The latest update to version seventh branch (Skype Classic) is:
    v. 7.41.0.101

    Part of my previous explanation:
    "As for v. 7.40.0.151... It is designed for Windows 10, not Windows 7 or 8. Skype 7.40.0.104 is the latest version for Windows 7 and 8."
    1. 0 0 0
      Administrator (karma: +1208),
      But at the same time, I'm also right that the seventh version is abandoned (I mean, that will no longer receive big updates or features). At least at this moment we got 7.41.0.101 because of the vulnerability found by Stefan Kanthak. Quoting their reply:
      [Skype engineers] reviewed the code and were able to reproduce the issue, but have determined that the fix will be implemented in a newer version of the product rather than a security update. The team is planning on shipping a newer version of the client, and this current version will slowly be deprecated. The installer would need a large code revision to prevent DLL injection, but all resources have been put toward development of the new client.
      Moreover, they removed the Updater from 7.41.0.101, and this somehow alludes that I'm probably right.
      1. 1 +1 0
        zelles (karma: +53),
        The updater has not been removed. They only removed the option to "disable automatic updates". The updater is still built in though.

        Help > Check for Updates

        [Updated ]
        Also... I know it will not receive the junk features that Microsoft is making for v8, but those are all horrible additions. Only updates it needs is security. Not junk features. The whole trying to make it a social network is how Microsoft is destroying Skype. I see users leave it all the time for alternative communication software for this reason.
        1. 0 0 0
          Administrator (karma: +1208),
          Deleting a feature is not a security patch. Prior to this release, there was a standalone service that used Updater.exe and Updater.dll to update Skype. Now it's gone. Well, these files are still included in the SkypeSetupFull.exe installer, but it seems they are not extracted on any OS.

          By the way, I prefer the classic version and I'll use it until the last. I just hope that when it will be discontinued, the new version will become a worthy replacement.
  18. 1 +1 0
    maria de velez (karma: +1),
    hola no se que decir
  19. 0 0 0
    Olaf (karma: 0),
    It doesn't want to start. I have Windows 10 and the message "Cannot log in. Check your Internet connection and try again" and so on endlessly.
  20. 3 +3 0
    19gjerzy60r (karma: +11),
    Jestem głuchoniemych potrzebuję skype bez zmiany, aby stałych rozmowa miga !!! okay...
  21. 0 0 0
    natachacloss (karma: 0),
    je recherche un homme
  22. 0 0 0
    Fantamady magassouba (karma: 0),
    I like Skype account
  23. 2 +2 0
    Syrine (karma: +2),
    I love you guys ❤️❤️
  24. 1 +1 0
    ariso (karma: +1),
    8.65 update 8.66 error
    a javascript error occurred in the main process
    Uncaught Exception:
    Error:the specified module could not be found
    \\?\C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft|Skype for Desktop\resources\app.asar.unpacked\electron_utility.node
    at process.func [as .node] (electron/js2c/asar.js:140:31)
    ......
  25. 0 -1 1
    sophia (karma: -1),
    I cannot activate the camera. I cannot find setting about the video. Please help. I have windows 7 professional and the version of skype is 8.66.0.74

    Thank you
  26. 0 0 0
    Anastasios Perachoritis (karma: 0),
    Where can I find Skype for IPad 1 ?
  27. 0 0 0
    Thumpah lee (karma: +3),
    I need to download an older version of Skype that will work for an IPad with IOS 9.3.5. Can you please help me?

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