No end-to-end encryption yet: Microsoft said Skype for Windows uses AES 256-bit encryption to keep calls private. You can add chatbots to play games, make travel plans, find movie times, have a conversation with, and more. Skype will also recommend people you may know. The Office version comes with whiteboarding tools, the ability to mute participants, and transferable presenter controls.Īdd contacts: You can import contacts from your address book or add them manually. Plus, the Office version of Skype lets you create meeting links, hold conference calls with up to 250 people, and record your meetings. The $99 annual subscription to the Office 365 Home edition includes the same apps you can share with four other family members. The $69.99-per-year Office 365 Personal edition includes Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Excel. It's probably not worth getting an Office subscription just for the minutes, but if you need Office anyway, it's a nice perk. You can also use the minutes to make Skype calls to landline phones in more than 60 countries, including Brazil, China, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Korea, Mexico, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom - plus all the countries and regions available via mobile phone. With Skype Minutes, you can use Skype to make calls to mobile phones in a handful of countries and regions, including Canada, China, Guam, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Thailand, and the United States. Or get Skype Minutes with Microsoft Office 365: A Microsoft Office 365 subscription gets you 60 Skype Minutes to use per month. You can also buy Skype Credit to load $10 or $25 into your account to use for phone calls. With a $2.99-a-month plan, you can call mobile and landline numbers in Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S., and for $13.99 a month, call landlines in Canada, China, the U.S., and five other regions, plus mobile lines in Australia, Germany, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and dozens of other countries and regions. The Skype calling plan lets you call anyone, almost anywhere: For $6.99 a month, you can call anyone with a landline or mobile number in Mexico, Canada, Puerto Rico, the U.S., and four other regions. You can send emojis and GIFs, and exchange files. The Skype app can handle group voice and video conference calls with up to 25 users and lets you do screen sharing.Ĭhat with contacts: In addition to handling calls, the Windows desktop version of Skype lets you instant message with your contacts.

Prosįree to call other Skype users: You can use Skype for Windows to make free Skype-to-Skype local and international voice or video calls. With Skype for Windows, you can make free worldwide voice and video calls, chat with friends, and even play games via chatbots.

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