It is soon the end of Skype. The instant messaging application will close its doors in 2025. There are however alternatives and a way to recover your messages before the software stops.
Who could have imagined the end of Skype a few years ago? This instant messaging application is one of the best known software for the democratization of the Internet in the early 2000s, especially in the professional world.
Only here, nothing is eternal and Skype now accuses the weight of years and is largely exceeded by other software in the field of entertainment (Discord, Messenger …) or even in the pro environment (zoom, slack …). Worse still: its own developer has an alternative that has many more features and updates for a few years now: Microsoft Teams.
Launched in 2003, Skype was bought by the Microsoft giant in 2011 with a historic deal of $ 8.5 billion. Despite some recent additions, especially around artificial intelligence with Copilot, Microsoft’s AI, Skype brings together fewer and fewer users over the years, leading to its upcoming stop in May.
Starting in May 2025, Skype Will No Longer Be Available. Over the Coming Days You Can Sign in to to Microsoft Teams Free With Your Skype Account to Stay Connected with all your cats and contacts. Thank You For Being part of skype pic.twitter.com/ez2wjloq1a
– Skype (@skype) FEBRUARY 28, 2025
How to go from Skype to Microsoft Teams?
On its official X account), Skype announces a functionality to quickly and easily pass a Microsoft Teams. This application, also developed by Microsoft, is therefore the new priority of the firm in instant messaging.
By the coming days, when you connect to Skype, the software will automatically offer the functionality to transfer your account to Microsoft Teams. You will only have to follow the procedures indicated to transition.
How to recover your Skype messages before it closed?
If you are not a fan of Microsoft Teams (and we understand you), it is always possible to recover several information from your Skype account to be able to continue to consult it in the future. This includes messages, contacts and call history.
- Access the export page : Go to Skype data export page Using your Microsoft account.
- Choose the data type : Select if you want to download your conversations, your files, or both.
- Conversations include messages received and sent to Skype and SMS, surveys, planned calls, fast cards and location shares.
- The files include images, videos, video messages, voice messages and call recordings.
- Send your request : Click on “Send the request”, then confirm by clicking on “Continue”.
- Check the status of your export : Consult the export page regularly. The status of your export will be displayed at the top of the page, in the “available exports” section.
- Download your files : Once your files are ready, a download link will appear in the “Exports available” section. Click on the “Download” button to recover your data.