• Using Skype in a browser. Skype in the browser - how to open the web version

    For many Internet users, the relevant question is: why Skype does not work on a mobile phone or PC, and how to fix it. If Skype doesn’t launch for you (or doesn’t connect to the Internet, for example), then don’t worry! A full-fledged and convenient web shell for Skype comes to the rescue, which allows you to use the services of this messenger without installing it on disk: write messages, make calls and create conferences.

    What is Skype Web? New service or messenger shell?

    In essence, Skype Web is an online version of the famous Skype messenger, accessible through the browser with a full set of functions. All you need to communicate is installed browser on any platform: desktop or mobile. This is the main convenience of the web version.

    As for the actual browsers that are supported by Skype, in the case of the Android platform. You can communicate with other users through Chrome, Opera, Firefox and other cross-platform browsers.

    If Skype does not launch in the browser, you need to install a special plugin

    Completing the installation of the Safari web browser extension

    Skype Online available to everyone through the official website www.skype.com. Hot on the heels of the developers' recent announcement, Skype for Web (Beta) is now available to all new and old users of the im-messenger. Anyone going to the official Skype.com (or web.skype.com) website can log in through a browser and connect to Skype Online to access their conversations in an instant: make a call via Skype without downloading the actual app on desktop or mobile device. The only thing you need to do is register account Skype user. I explained how to do this in the video:

    Skype developers explained that the Skype Online messenger is important step for the Skype communications platform in implementing real-time communication (RTC) technology on the Internet. But just as importantly, hundreds of millions of people who visit Skype.com every month want to make calls, chat via Skype to another phone when visiting the app's official website, directly in the browser.

    Key features of Skype Online

    Synchronizing Skype correspondence when connected in a browser

    If you're already using Skype, log into browser-based Skype through the official website and you'll see your contacts and conversations load within seconds, just as if you were using Skype on a mobile, tablet, or native desktop app. You'll see the latest chats, which you can reply to directly in your browser. Essentially, this is a messenger with similar functions, but operating through a browser.

    Simplified message search

    An improved method for finding people and groups on Skype. Instead of two separate lists for contacts and recent conversations, Skype for the Web introduces a single scale for searching the list, making it easier for new conversations and searching for existing messages.

    Launching Skype in Safari browser(Mac OS X)

    Video calls, instant messaging, and Web Skype calls with a friend or group of friends - Skype offers many ways to keep in touch. Additionally, Skype for Web adds you to the conversation from your desktop browser ( Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari or Firefox). Don't forget to install the plugin before you make or receive your first call on Skype Online.

    Notifications have been added to the online version of Skype (you must turn them on when you sign in to Skype through the browser), so you don't miss incoming messages. instant messages, audio and video calls, even if you are using a different application or viewing a different website in a different browser window. Notifications in the browser version Skype Online act instantly, you just need to connect Web Skype and enter online mode.

    We will continue to roll out Skype for Web worldwide over the next few weeks. So please share your thoughts in the Skype community. We're constantly improving Skype for Web and would like to hear your feedback. Thus, if Skype still does not start for you, visit the client’s official website www.skype.com or web.skype.com and try to communicate through the online messenger for free.

    Who can benefit from browser-based Skype without installation?

    Of course, this desktop application is quite easy to download and install on Android, iOS, desktop platform, etc. But there are times when the user has good reasons to use Skype in the web version in the browser:

    • When it is not physically possible to install Skype on a PC or phone
    • If Skype has stopped working and you don’t know the reason why this happened or you don’t understand how to fix the “jamb” (see below for solutions to a similar problem with the messenger)
    • For certain reasons, it is more convenient to use online Skype through a browser, rather than in the form desktop application
    • If several users use Skype at the same time and Skype Online in this situation is acceptable solution for multiplayer mode
    • Skype for Web is ideal for you if you use the Skype app on your mobile phone but would like to quickly access calls and chats on " big screen"computer, through a browser.
    • Another situation: you are sitting at Windows computer, Mac, in an Internet cafe or hotel, and the Skype application has not yet been downloaded. Just go to Skype.com, enter your ID and password to log in Skype account. If you have forgotten your Skype password, .
    • Another situation is when, due to a failure, Skype does not start or does not connect to the user’s account. Bypass system error you can go to skype.com and simply launch the Skype online application for easy communication. If you don't want to figure out why Skype isn't working, this option is for you.

    In fact, this is just a small list of reasons and a recommendation why Skype in the online edition (via a browser) can be convenient and useful.

    If Skype does not connect, the online version of Skype Web will help solve the problem

    Skype for Browser extension

    Another “hybrid option” that allows you to use the functions of the Skype messenger through a browser is an extension. By downloading this module, you can share interesting information with friends, acquaintances, and other contacts without going into the Skype application.

    Some important functions, for example, calls to other phones, are available directly in the search results. For example, if there is a number you need to call, you can simply copy the number to your clipboard and click on the Skype for Browser extension icon. If you call a landline, it is clear that the balance must be positive.

    The latest version of the extension implements interesting and useful features Skype messenger in the browser, such as, for example, inserting a phone number into an email. This is very convenient, say, if you want to indicate your phone number in a letter.

    Skype in the browser may be needed, for example, when the user has several computers at his disposal, but the application itself is installed on only one of them. Or when you urgently need to make a Skype call, but only another user’s computer is at hand...

    Many “serious” instant messengers have their own web versions, which allow you to communicate directly from the browser without downloading the main program. Skype was no exception. Skype through the browser is still available in beta, but you can communicate with it in the same way as from the application itself.

    How to launch Skype in a browser

    It's easy to do. First you need to go to the address: https://login.skype.com/, a window will open in which you will need to enter the standard user login and password. You can also start new account or log in with your Facebook or Microsoft account.

    In this case, these “accounts” will need to be linked together. That's it, you can start using text messages. However, to make voice and video calls, you will need to download additional module for the browser.

    Supported versions of operating systems and browsers

    Skype via browser is available for Windows OS:

    For Mac OS: Safari 6 and higher versions.

    Features of the browser version of Skype

    In your browser Skype versions supports almost all the same functions as the main application, however, there are some features and limitations: you can make both single and group calls. However, restrictions are imposed on group calls for voice calls - no more than 25 participants, for video - no more than 10. However, in the future, these restrictions are planned to be removed altogether or the number of possible participants is expanded.

    Skype has unique features in the browser. Such as, for example, moving inside the browser using only the mouse, without the keyboard. Keyboard shortcuts are also supported:

    • Ctrl-Alt-Page Up – accept a video call;
    • Alt-Page Up – accept an audio call;
    • Alt-Page Down – reject any call.

    Unfortunately, making calls to mobile and landlines not yet available in the web version. But the developers claim that they are working on it, that this function coming soon online new version Skype. It is also impossible to adjust the sound in the web version. It is promised that in the coming months the sound settings function will appear. The developers recommend using only one window for the browser version of Skype. That is, for greater stability of the program, you do not need to open it in a tab, but do it in a separate window.

    In a word, I can’t help but be pleased that now there is also Skype in the browser. This can really come in handy in many cases and once again shows that Skype is one of the most wonderful programs for communication.

    Which works directly in the browser, now allows you to call regular and mobile phones, of course, provided that you have money in your account. Also, it implements the function of adding calls from people who do not have a Skype account (which only recently appeared in the desktop version). Notifications about a new message or call have appeared, which can be seen even if you are on another browser tab or in another program (with the browser turned on). And the last innovation is the ability to watch YouTube videos directly in the chat.

    2015. The web version of Skype is available to everyone

    Until now, the web version of Skype, announced last year, was only available in the US and then by invitation. Now it has become available globally for everyone, incl. and in our country (and even with a Russian interface). In order to use it, you need to go to web.skype.com and enter your username/password. There you can view your message history, chat or make audio/video calls. However, for video communication you need to install a browser plugin (on Linux and Chrome OS this plugin does not yet support video communication). Microsoft promises that they will soon add support for the WebRTC standard and then there will be no need for the plugin.

    2014. Microsoft launches Web Skype version


    You'll soon be able to use Skype directly in your browser from your Skype.com account. This means that on any other person’s computer you can view your message history, chat or make calls. Video calls are also supported, but for now you need to install a browser plugin for this. On at the moment Skype for Web supports Chrome, IE, Firefox and Safari. There is no plugin for Chromebooks. Microsoft promises that they will soon add support for the WebRTC standard and then there will be no need for the plugin. Let us remind you that until now the browser version of Skype was only available in postal service Outlook.com.

    2013. Microsoft has built Skype into Outlook.com


    Finally, Microsoft is beginning to somehow integrate Skype, which it purchased, into its products. Competitors from Google already For a long time now, GMail has had a chat with video calling and the ability to make calls to regular phones. Therefore, it would be a crime for Microsoft (having Skype) not to implement the same capabilities in the Outlook.com email service. Which is what they did. However, for now this feature is available only to the British, and only in a few weeks it will appear here. To be able to make calls and video calls from Outlook.com, you will need to install a browser plugin (Internet Explorer, Chrome or Firefox), just like you do with GMail.

    2010. Skype is preparing a web version


    Everyone is already accustomed to the fact that it is a program that is installed on a computer. But perhaps soon this fact will become part of history. Reliable sources report that a web version of Skype will be released in the first quarter of next year. This is quite logical, because Skype should somehow respond to the successes of , which works fine in the browser. True, like Google Voice, the web version of Skype will use a proprietary browser plugin, which will still have to be installed on your computer. Skype also needs the web version to implement normal integration into social media. As we have already said, Skype will implement the second stage of integration with Facebook, and put its own “Call me” button on each profile of this network. Of course, it will be more convenient for users if they don’t have to launch another application to make a video call on Facebook.

    Skype for Web - web version Skype applications, which can run in a browser without pre-installation to the computer. It can be used to constantly maintain online communication.

    This version was created by Microsoft to facilitate communication via the Internet and without using the Skype application installed on the PC.

    You can easily stay in touch with people important to you from any device that can be connected to the Internet.
    Most browsers updated to the latest versions are suitable for using Skype for Web: Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Opera, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome.

    Skype for Web

    To use this website, open any of the browsers above and enter search bar"Skype Web" or follow this link. Your next action will be to enter your and Microsoft account information. If you do not have one or another account, you can create one at any time.

    On par with Skype accounts and Microsoft has the ability to use a .

    Further, if you have already used Skype before, there will be nothing new for you. The web interface is the same window where (depending on the settings) your contacts or a list of those with whom you have recently called will be displayed.


    You have the option to customize Skype web version“customized” (privacy settings, message mode). The settings interface is practically no different from that in the application.


    To make video and audio calls from the Skype Online website, you must install the Skype Web Plugin. It also helps update the client.

    Installing Skype Web Plugin

    When you try to make a video call, you will be prompted to install a special browser plugin required for normal functioning interface on the website.

    To the client on the green button "Install plugin".


    To install Skype Web Plugin on your computer, you need to save the “Skype Web Plugin” file to your device and unpack it and install it. After the process is completed, restart your browser.

    Further, all actions are ordinary: just click on the contact you want to contact and wait for a response from the interlocutor.
    The Internet version of Skype works thanks to cloud service Outlook (if you connected directly using a Microsoft account).

    Skype for Web is exactly the site that will help you always stay in touch. You can send text messages and call each other, without being inferior to the desktop version.

    As everyone knows, Skype is a program for text, voice or video communication over the Internet. And to use this program you need to install it on your favorite gadget. But, like everything in this world moves forward, progress does not stand still and Microsoft has prepared a browser version of Skype for all users. This means that you can now use Skype features without much effort, without downloading the application. And all you need is a browser and the Internet.

    A short history of the creation of the web version of Skype

    Back in 2010, there were rumors that Skype was allegedly preparing a browser version. The developers were prompted to take this step by the successful work in browsers around the world of a product from Google called Google Voice. But all this was just rumors and news until in 2013 Microsoft built Skype into Outlook.com. This is also all due to competition with by Google, since they already had video chat and phone calling features built into GMail.

    A year later in 2014, Microsoft finally gave the green light to browser-based Skype and launched it in the United States. They even came up with special invitations, and only after it was possible to use Skype.

    In order to make calls using the browser version of Skype, you need to download a special plugin.

    A year later, everyone could log into the browser version of Skype. As soon as users fell in love with the web version, a couple of months later in 2016, the function of calling landlines and mobile phones appeared. The function, as expected, became paid. The developers also added various notifications, watching videos directly in an online chat, but that’s a completely different story.

    Main characteristics of the browser version of Skype:

    • calls to subscribers - voice conferences for up to 25 people, and video conferences for up to 10 people;
    • calls to mobile numbers– at the appropriate tariff;
    • chats with subscribers – single and conference chats;
    • sending files and images in chat;
    • forwarding contacts;
    • watching videos in online chat;
    • the ability to insert graphic emoticons of your choice into correspondence.

    Features of the browser version of Skype and differences from the software version

    The web version of Skype is great for those who do not have constant access to their gadget with already installed program. Now you can log into browser-based Skype at work or in an Internet cafe without installing special program which, of course, is very convenient. The interface is already available in more than 30 languages ​​(including Russian). Browser-based Skype works great on all gadgets. The web version of Skype is successfully suitable for:

    • Internet Explorer;
    • Chrome;
    • Safari;
    • Firefox.

    Big differences software version There is no Skype from the web version. A huge plus of browser-based Skype is, of course, convenience. There is also a small drawback that should not greatly affect the new version - this is the installation of a special plugin in the browser.

    Instructions on how to log into your account and start working with browser-based Skype

    To log into Skype through a browser without installing the program and get started, you need to go to web.skype.com/ru. The following window will open in front of you.

    In the field " Skype login» enter your data ( email or telephone number). If you don’t have an account yet, then you should click “New Account” and go through simple registration. Next, enter your account password. If your password is lost or forgotten, you can easily recover it by clicking on “Forgot your password?”.

    After successfully entering your password, you will be directed to the main page. This means that you have successfully signed in to Skype through your browser. Herself home page no different from the one in the software version, everything is just as clear and simple.

    Installing the Skype browser plugin

    Now you can easily log into your Skype account through your browser, but you still need to download the plugin. Using the plugin you can make calls. To install the plugin, you just need to call someone and you will immediately receive the following notification.

    This is a suggestion to install a plugin. Feel free to click on it, do not be afraid of viruses and malware not here. After this, an extension window for your browser will appear, using Chrome as an example.

    Click “Add Extension” and the plugin is successfully installed. After this, you need to restart the browser, now you can safely make calls of any type. After all these simple steps, you can use the browser version in full, communicate with friends and family, send files and much more.

    Microsoft has worked hard to take Skype to the next level. Convenience web versions of Skype everyone can feel it. Now even a child can log into the browser version of Skype and use all the functions without much difficulty and unnecessary programs.

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