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Best alternative to Skype of 2026
Updated We list the best alternatives to Skype, to make it simple and easy to find something to replace Skype with now that Microsoft has ended the service.
Still use Skype at work? Bad news, hackers are targeting it with dangerous malware
Up until recently, Skype was being used to deliver dangerous GodRAT malware.
Shocked that Skype lost the battle against Zoom? I knew it was doomed all the way back in 2011, and here’s why
As we bid farewell to Skype, I’m thinking about how it lost the war on Zoom - and why it was all Microsoft’s fault.
Before Zoom, Skype made video calls a thing and I'm gonna miss it
Microsoft is shutting down Skype, the service that all but invented online video calls
Microsoft is finally putting Skype out of its misery, urging people to use Teams instead
Remember Skype? Microsoft does, and it is finally deciding to pull the plug on one of the first big video chat applications for PC.
Want to ditch Microsoft Teams? Skype is still here, and just made a significant change
You can no longer buy credits on Skype as Microsoft pushes the platform to become subscription-based.
Remember Skype? Well now it’s ad-free again, which will be a refreshing change for Windows 11 users
Windows 11 might be continually getting more ads, but at least for Skype users, Microsoft is going in the other direction.
Hacked Skype accounts are being used to spread malware
No one knows how the Skype accounts were hacked, but they're being used to drop DarkGate malware.
