Skype has finally been made available online, on a website, so you can chat or even call and video call without installing a program . Personally I think this news is absolutely welcome, both because keeping Skype active all the time has always bothered me as it has never been very light as a program, and because now it will be possible to use Skype even from Chromebook PCs where software cannot be installed for Windows. With Skype Online you can then get in touch with friends and work colleagues directly from the web browser of any computer, from Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari .
The new version of Skype online, reachable at the web.skype.com website, allows you to access your account and chat immediately with online contacts.
To make voice and video calls, for now, you need to install an additional plugin (in the form of an extension called Skype Calling ) as highlighted by the notice that appears above. By clicking on your face at the top left, you can configure online availability to make yourself invisible and disable alerts and notifications from those looking for us.
You can also access your account settings, change your profile picture and download the temporary video call plugin.
Starting to chat with someone is easy and immediate, just search for the name of one or more people, press the V on the top right to start a private or group conversation.
Chats and video calls on Skype also work without having an account, if you participate in a conversation to which you are invited via a single link. The link can be created from the Skype program for PC, creating a new conversation and then pressing the Share button at the bottom. Those who receive the link can then enter the conversation using a web browser such as Chrome or Firefox, without installing Skype and without having to log in to Skype.
On Chrome you can install the Skype extension from the Chrome Web Store to create quick access to Skype Online or you can turn Skype online into a web app by pressing the button with the three lines at the top right, going to other tools and then on " create application shortcut ". Then an icon will be created on the desktop for the quick start of Skype web. The Skype tab window can be unhooked from the browser if you want to keep it aside, smaller, as if it were the program window.
I remember that it was also possible for some time to access Skype from the Outlook.com site, which now shows a box identical to Skype Web.
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