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Hello Team, I would need to know how we can block MAC (Ex: SfBForMac/16.6.330.0000 (Mac OSX 10.12.5)) and Mobile clients. I know user agents like OC,RTC,CWA,OCphone,UCCP can. To install Skype for Business on Mac: Click the Download button. Click Save to copy the disc image file to your computer. Double click the PKG image file. Follow the on screen instructions. Internet voice and chat on Skype for Business and Lync 2010 and 2013.Also:Custom app programmingSystem installation & maintenanceHOW TO SEND A LOGAfter you have. We also have Lync on Linux, Mac. Download and install. If don't already have Skype for Business installed, see: Install Skype for Business on Mac. Install Skype for Business on a mobile device. Lync/Skype for Business not working on MAC I have been invited to a Lync/Skype for business meeting and I can not join it from my Mac for a number of reasons. I am using latest version of MacOS (2 march 2020) together with current version of Chrome.
Good news, the Skype for Business Mac client is now generally available!
It’s been a long time waiting, but Microsoft has hit their October 2016 deadline.
Version: 16.0.0.3638
File Name: SkypeForBusinessInstaller-16.0.0.3638.pkg
Date Published: 10/26/2016
File Size: 35.9 MB
Skype for Business Mac Download Link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=54108
For the best Mac client experiences and an always up-to-date infrastructure, we recommend all customers migrate to Office 365. Skype for Business Server 2015 customers should at a minimum download and install the Skype for Business Server 2015 Cumulative Update version 9319.272 or higher (coming soon). Lync Server 2013 customers should consider upgrading their installation to Skype for Business Server 2015 or downloading the latest Lync Server 2013 Cumulative Update version 8308.973 or higher (coming soon). Lync Server 2010 is not supported – instead, we recommend customers continue to use the Lync for Mac 2011 client.
Skype for Mac Known issues: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Known-issues-Skype-for-Business-on-Mac-494ac5d5-50be-4aa7-8f5a-669c71c98c9a?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US&fromAR=1
FAQ: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/FAQ-Skype-for-Business-on-Mac-878fff6e-fc22-4917-870a-584478cb55ef?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US&fromAR=1
Mac download game. Requirements Mac OS X
- Skype for Business Server 2015 or Lync Server 2013
- OSX 10.11 (El Capitan) or OSX 10.12 (Sierra)
- Outlook Mac build 15.27 (161010) required for Outlook integration
Key Features:
- one-click join,
- edge-to-edge video
- full screen sharing
Training session from Microsoft Introducing Skype for Business on Mac, here: https://www.skypeoperationsframework.com/Academy?TechnicalProductTrainings
This session will walk you through the new Skype for Business on Mac client. It will show you the user experience, walk you through the features and will take a look under the hood – pointing out when Skype for Business for Mac is different than other clients. It concludes with troubleshooting information.
Great walkthrough of all the detail from Martin here: https://ucmart.uk/2016/10/27/skype-for-business-for-mac-available-for-download-quick-summary-of-client/
List of Additional Known Issues from Iain here: https://northernlync.wordpress.com/2016/10/27/skype-for-mac-ga-7-other-known-issues-not-mentioned/
-->Summary: Skype for Business Server 2015 or Skype for Business Online administrators can use these tables to understand what features are supported on which clients.
Before you deploy or upgrade to Skype for Business, check which clients are already in use in your organization. Use the tables below to understand the feature support impact on those clients. This can help you communicate changes to users, pace the roll-out process, and fully understand the benefits of upgrading to the latest client.
Some features available with Skype for Business Server 2015 are not available in Skype for Business Online, see Online or Hybrid user account limitations for specifics. Skype for Business Online Admins may want to refer to Skype for Business Online Service Description for information on the different plans available to them.
See Desktop client feature comparison for Skype for Business 2019 for client support on Skype for Business Server 2019.
The following tables show the features that are available with each client that works with Skype for Business Server 2015 or Skype for Business Online. You may also want to refer to Mobile client feature comparison for Skype for Business for smart phone and tablet client feature comparisons. The Client Access License or User Subscription License your organization purchases will also have an impact on which features are available to your users. Whether you deploy the Full or Basic client to users depends on the license or plan your organization chooses to buy. See the Licensing Guide for more details.
Important
Skype for Business Server 2015 and Skype for Business Online support the following previously released clients: Lync 2013, Lync 2010, Lync 2010 Mobile, Lync Phone Edition, and Lync 2010 Attendant. For information about these clients when used with other servers, see the Client comparison tables for Lync Server 2013 and Client comparison tables for Lync Server 2010.
Note
The Lync 2010 Attendant client is not supported in Skype for Business Online.
Note
The Skype for Business Web App browser client and Skype Meetings App Windows 10 app only provide Meetings support. Refer to Plan for Meetings clients (Web App and Meetings App) for more about these clients.
Enhanced Presence support
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This table covers the Enhanced Presence features that extend beyond a simple indication of whether a user is online, offline, busy, etc.
Feature/capability | Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
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Publish status | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ |
View status | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
View status notes and Out of Office messages | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Add a custom location | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Add a custom note | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Use a photo from any public site for My Picture (not available in Skype for Business Online) | ✔ | ✔ |
❶ Does not support publishing status based on calendar free/busy information.
Contacts and Contact Groups support
This table covers the features relating to managing IM and Presence contacts.
Feature/capability | Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
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Pre-populated Contacts list | ✔ | ||||||||
View and Modify Contacts list | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Tag contacts for status change alerts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Control privacy relationships | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Search the corporate address book | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Search Microsoft Outlook contacts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Manage contact groups | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Expand distribution groups and Microsoft 365 Groups | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Search for Response Groups (not available in Skype for Business Online) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Display recent contacts group | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Display current conversations group | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
Display alternate contact views (for example, tile) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Sort contacts by Group, Relationship, or New (people who've added you to their Contacts list) | ✔ | ✔ | Sort by group | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Sort contacts by Status (availability) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Search and add Exchange contacts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
IM support
This table covers features related to IM support.
Feature/capability | Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
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Initiate IM with or email to a contact | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Navigate among multiple IM conversations/Track multiple conversations in a single tabbed window | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Log IM conversations in Outlook | ✔ | ✔If server side conversation history is turned on | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Saved in Communicator for Mac | Saved in Lync for Mac | |
Use prepared conversation templates | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
Check spelling | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Skill search (with SharePoint Server integration) (On-premises Skype for Business Server and on-premises SharePoint 2013 are required for skill search.) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Persistent Chat (Group Chat) integration (not available for Skype for Business Online) | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
Escalate a Persistent Chat room to a Skype for Business Meeting with one click (not available for Skype for Business Online) | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
Inline pictures of sender and receiver in IM window | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Send ink messages | ✔ | ||||||||
Receive ink messages | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Set IM messages as high importance | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
Transfer files in peer-to-peer IM conversations | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Meetings support
This table covers features related to Meetings support.
Note
Skype for Business meeting features aren't available in Skype for Business Online Standalone Plan 1. Plan 1 is being retired.
In Skype-to-Skype sessions, a Skype for Business Online Plan 1 user can participate in desktop sharing and application sharing if they're invited by a user who has access to sharing features.For details, see the Skype for Business Online Service Description.
Feature/capability | Skype for Business 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Skype for Business Web App | Skype for Business 2015 client | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
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Add computer audio | ✔ | ✔ | ✔(requires plug-in) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Add video | ✔ | ✔ | ✔(requires plug-in) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
View multiparty video (gallery view) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Video-based screen sharing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔View-only | ||||||||
Use in-meeting presenter controls | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
Access detailed meeting roster | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Participate in multiparty IM | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Share the desktop (if enabled) | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ ❶ (requires plug-in) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ ❶ | |||
Share a program (if enabled) | ✔ | View only | ✔(requires plug-in) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | View only | ||||
Add anonymous participants (if enabled) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Use dial-in audio meetings | ✔ ❷ | ✔ | ✔ ❷ | ✔ | ✔ ❷ | ✔ ❷ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Initiate a Meet Now meeting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Add and present Microsoft PowerPoint files | ✔ | ❸ Annotations not available | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Present only | ✔ | ❸ View only, annotations not available | |||
Navigate Microsoft PowerPoint files | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
Add and edit OneNote meeting notes | ✔ | Edit only (not add) | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
Use a whiteboard | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Conduct polls | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Upload files to share with others | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Schedule a meeting or conference | Outlook or Skype for Business Web Scheduler | Outlook or Skype for Business Web Scheduler | Skype for Business Web Scheduler | Outlook or Skype for Business Web Scheduler | Outlook or Lync Web Scheduler | Outlook or Lync Web Scheduler | Outlook | Outlook | |||
Q&A Manager | ✔ | ||||||||||
Disable attendee video | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
Disable meeting IM | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
Mute Audience | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Make everyone an attendee | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Produce Skype Meeting Broadcast | ✔ | ||||||||||
Delegate can schedule a meeting on behalf of delegator | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
Synchronize delegates between Skype for Business and Outlook | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
Set Video Spotlight (lock video) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Give/Take control of screen sharing | ✔ | ✔ |
❶ Participants can't control desktops that are shared by Skype for Business on Mac, Lync for Mac 2011, or Communicator for Mac 2011 users. Skype for Business on Mac, Lync for Mac 2011 and Communicator for Mac 2011 users can't control desktops shared by Windows users. This also won't work for Skype for Business Web App on Max OSX.
❷ For Skype for Business Online, this feature requires Microsoft PSTN Conferencing, Exchange Unified Messaging, or a 3rd party audio conferencing provider.
❸ The Lync for Mac 2011 client cannot view Microsoft Office 2013 PowerPoint presentations when they have been shared in a conference by the Skype for Business Web App.
Voice (Telephony) support
This table covers features related to voice services support.
Note
Skype for Business Voice (Telephony) features are limited to certain Skype for Business Online subscription plans. For details, see the Skype for Business Online Service Description.
Feature/capability | Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
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Initiate a call | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Click to call a contact | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Transfer a call | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Manage call forwarding | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Manage team call settings | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Manage delegates | ✔ | ✔Requires Skype for Business Server 2015 CU4 or later | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Initiate a call to a Response Group | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Support emergency services (E-911) | ✔ | ✔Requires Skype for Business Server 2015 CU6 or later | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
IM notification to SIP URI(s) for E-911 call | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
IM notification to distribution list for E-911 call | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
Connect to voice mail, set up or change greeting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Missed call notification | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Make calls on behalf of another contact (manager/delegate scenario) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | |||||
Handle another's calls if configured as a delegate | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
Manage a high volumes of calls | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
Call park | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | |||||||
Group call pickup | ✔ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ||||||
Location-based routing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Manage Response Group/Team call group | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
Answer Auto attendant call | ✔ | ✔ |
❶ This feature isn't available in Skype for Business Online.
External users support
This table covers features related to support for external users homed on the PSTN.
Feature/capability | Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
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Initiate IM with a public contact | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Initiate IM with a federated contact | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Conduct two-party or multiparty calls with external users (not available in Skype for Business Online) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Recording support
This table covers features related to support for recording meetings.
Future/capability** | Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
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Client-side recording of audio, video, application sharing, desktop sharing, and uploaded content | ✔ ❶ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ||||||
Client-side recording of file transfers, shared OneNote pages, and PowerPoint annotations | ✔ ❷ | ✔ ❷ | ✔ | ||||||
Select preferred recording resolution | ✔ | ✔ |
❶ Recording is unavailable in certain Skype for Business Online standalone plans. Recording requires full Skype for Business client rights.
❷ Recording of file transfers, shared OneNote pages, and PowerPoint annotations is unavailable in Skype for Business Online.
Modern Authentication
This table covers features requiring support for modern authentication.
Modern authentication also requires a topology described in Skype for Business topologies supported with Modern Authentication.
Feature/capability | Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
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Modern Authentication | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Multi-factor Authentication | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Cert -Based Authentication | ✔(Domain-joined device only) | ✔ | ✔(Domain-joined device only) | ||||||
Kerberos Authentication | ✔ | ✔ |
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Archiving, compliance, and logging support
This table covers features related to support for archiving and logging functions.
Feature/capability | Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 client | Skype for Business on Mac | Lync 2013 client | Lync Windows Store app | Lync 2010 | Lync 2010 Attendant | Lync Phone Edition | Communicator for Mac 2011 | Lync for Mac 2011 |
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Archiving of IM conversations in Outlook Conversation History | ✔ ❶ | ✔If server side conversation history is enabled | ✔ ❶ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ✔ | Saved in Communicator for Mac | Saved in Lync for Mac | |
Client-side archiving of audio, video, application sharing, desktop sharing, and uploaded content | ✔ ❶ | ✔ ❶ | ✔ | ||||||
Client-side archiving of file transfers, shared OneNote pages, and PowerPoint annotations (unavailable in Skype for Business Online) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Access sign-in logs from Skype for Business icon in the task bar | ✔ | ✔ |
❶ For Skype for Business Online users, this feature requires Exchange Online and is controlled by the user's Exchange mailbox In-Place Hold attribute.
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Client limitations
Basic client limitations
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The features below are available using the Full client and are not available with the Basic client:
- Manage team call settings
- Manage delegates
- Handle another's calls if configured as a delegate
- Manage a high volume of calls
- Initiate a call to a Response Group
- Call park
- Change greeting
- Group call pickup
- Missed call notification emails are not generated when a user status is UM disabled and they are using a legacy Outlook Client (2013 or earlier)
Online or Hybrid user account limitations
User accounts can exist either Online or On-premises, and that will affect the features available to that user. Users with accounts on Skype for Business Online will not have access to the following features, even with the Full client:
Lync To Skype For Business
- Enhanced Presence: Use a photo from any public site for My Picture
- Contacts: Search for Response Groups
- IM Support: Persistent Chat (Group Chat) integration
- IM Support: Escalate a Persistent Chat room to a Skype for Business Meeting with one click
- External Users: Conduct two-party or multiparty calls with external users
See also
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Skype is free software which allows the users to make free calls over the internet. Windows users have been taking the advantage of Skype, but now Skype is also available for the Mac users. The Mac users can easily download it from internet and install it to enjoy long conversations with their family and friends. If you are Mac user then follow the given guide to install Skype on your system.
Before beginning the process make sure to block all the firewalls.
Steps:
- Download the Skype for Mac from the internet
- Double click the .exe file of Skype to begin the installation. A blue Skype icon will appear. Click the button of continue to start the installation wizard.
- Now drag the icon of Skype to the folder of applications.
Dragging the icon will successfully install the Skype to your Mac. Open the Skype and use your user name and password to sign in.
One of the few apps so ubiquitous that its name has become a verb, Skype has been around since 2003, dominating the video call and messaging space globally (being available in 108 languages) for the majority of that time.
Originally developed in Estonia by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, Skype was purchased by eBay in 2005, and then again by Microsoft in 2011 for a whooping $8.5 billion.
Although Skype accumulated more than 600 million users by the end of 2010, it started slowly losing its appeal to a number of alternative messengers, such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram, and Signal, all of which were mobile-centric right from the start and offered texting as well as video and audio calls.
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However, in 2017, Microsoft released a completely new version of Skype, reworked from the ground up to be run on Microsoft Azure infrastructure and redesigned with the latest trends of messaging in mind. In August 2018, Skype also added full end-to-end encryption to better meet privacy concerns of its users worldwide.
By now you might be wondering if Skype app for Mac is available and what’s the best way to download Skype for Mac. Simply follow this step-by-step guide to find out.
How To Use Skype On Mac Effectively
To begin, since Microsoft acquired Skype, they’ve created a few different Skype applications for Mac that cover interviews, video streams, classrooms, and most importantly Skype for Business.
While the regular version of Skype for Mac supports up to 50 participants at once, the business one can handle up to 250 and gives you additional features, such as joining through a URL, muting control, presenter selector, head-tracking video, and PowerPoint integration.
You can download Skype for Business Mac version and the basic Skype for Mac on the official Microsoft website. One caveat though is that you have to have an active MS Office 365 subscription to run the business edition, whereas the default one is free.
To get Skype on Mac:
- Visit skype.com
- Navigate to the Downloads tab for the regular Skype or Products > Skype for Business for the business one
- Click on Get Skype for Mac
- Double-click on the Skype download for Mac .dmg file
- Proceed through the installation process
Using Skype is as easy as any other messenger. All contact information is based around your username, so if you give it to someone they will be able to find you and add you to the list via search. Below the search field, you have Chats, Calls, and Contacts tabs. Going into any of them would switch the plus button below for creating a new chat, call, or adding a contact respectively.
Besides the basic functionality, all Skype chats support file attachments, money transfers, location sharing, call scheduling, and poll creation. There are also dozens of third-party bots and plugins that expand Skype capabilities even further.
The easiest way to join Skype meetings
Whether Skype is your one and only, or one of many video conferencing tools you use, there’s a way to make it work better and faster. Instead of scheduling meetings in your calendar app and then opening Skype, you can have a tool that does it all for you.
Meeter is an ultimate meeting app for Mac that you totally need. It collects the information about your upcoming meetings and brings it all into the menu bar. What’s more, Meeter sends you meeting notifications with clickable links so that you can join in a click. No need to remember when your next meeting begins. In fact, there’s no need to even open Skype before it begins — Meeter will take you right in.
How to deliver impressive presentations via Skype
Skype has a free screen sharing feature, which allows you to run online demos and presentations with ease. Simply hit the screen share button to start presenting during a Skype call, and hit it once again to stop sharing. It’s that easy. What’s not so easy is having your colleagues’ full attention while you’re presenting. Here are two apps that will help you with that:
PliimPRO gives you a custom presentation mode that you can use in combination with Skype’s screen sharing feature. The app hides notifications, desktop icons, and active apps in one click. So once you start presenting, nothing can distract your audience. It also has handy toggles for muting your mic and changing desktop wallpapers.
Vidrio adds a bit of fun to the whole process. It’s the first app that makes screen sharing on Mac holographic — like in the Tony Stark movie. Vidrio places webcam behind your Mac’s screen, creating a mirror effect. This way, a presenter is always visible in full-screen mode. Not much different from being in the same room. Give it a try! If anything, it’s super fun.
<So now that you know how to use Skype on Mac, let’s walk through a few widespread problems you might come across.
Troubleshoot Skype video not working
By far the most common problem you’ll have during conference (or personal) calls is Skype camera not working. There are generally a few ways to solve that. The easiest thing to do is just to use the camera icon to turn your camera off and back on again. If that doesn’t help, you can try dropping out of the call altogether and even restarting your Skype.
In case you see Skype video not working still, you need to check that the problem isn’t with your Mac’s camera. To do that:
- Launch Skype
- Click Skype in the menu bar and then Audio & Video Settings
- See if the camera is showing anything
- Alternatively, you can launch the default Photo Booth app and check there
If the camera isn’t working, you should take your Mac to the Apple store. If it is, then the problem is with Skype.
Before you try to reinstall Skype altogether, you can reset it to its factory settings first. You can do this manually:
- Go to Finder and type ~/Library into search
- Find all the Skype files and folders
- Delete all of them but the Skype itself
Another option when you want to do a factory reset is to use an optimization app like CleanMyMac X:
- In CleanMyMac X, navigate to the Uninstaller tab
- Choose Skype and select Reset
- Click on the Reset button
When none of that works, you just need to reinstall Skype. If you’re not sure how to uninstall Skype on Mac, use CleanMyMac X that you’ve tried when resetting the app to factory preferences. Simply removing Skype from Applications doesn’t delete all the supplementary files, whereas CleanMyMac X completely wipes out the app from your system.
To delete Skype with CleanMyMac X, go to the Uninstaller tab, select Skype, and click on Uninstall.
If you’re experiencing a problem with your microphone instead of a camera:
Go to System Preferences > Sound
Navigate to the Input tab
Say something and see if the “Input levels” change at all
If the input levels are fine, repeat the steps above to reset factory settings and reinstall Skype to fix the problem. If not, a trip to the Apple store might be necessary.
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Nowadays it’s likely that Skype isn’t your only messaging app. You might need to use it at work or for calling relatives’ landlines overseas, but that means you probably chat with friends through something else.
The point is that most of us have three, five, 10, or even more messengers active on a daily basis, and that message overload can get pretty tiring and actually distract us from doing something of value.
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One of the solutions here might be to ditch your Skype app for Mac altogether and get an instant message aggregator such as IM+.
IM+ allows you to combine dozens of popular messaging apps together, from Skype to Slack to Instagram, and manage them all through the same interface. With IM+ you can categorize every messaging service as either Home or Work and set common rules for notifications and online status for both.
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Sometimes, even when you’ve consolidated all your messaging into a single app, distractions get the best of you and you end up spending hours chatting instead of concentrating on your work.
Even when you don’t catch yourself being distracted, those one-off replies here and there tend to add up to more than you’d think. To see how much time exactly you spend on social media, you need an unobtrusive time tracker like Timing.
Timing observes how you spend time on your Mac in the background and then shows you detailed reports for every app or website launched and every project worked on. You can even use Timing to invoice your clients or log hours at work. But mostly, you’ll have the most accurate representation of where your time goes during the day, and after you gain knowledge you can come up with the action plan.
Best of all, Meeter, Vidrio, PliimPRO, CleanMyMac X, IM+, and Timing are available for a free trial through Setapp, a platform of more than 190 best-in-class Mac apps that could take on any problem and make your days as productive as they can be. Is it time for a conference call?
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