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Don’t lose the past

Did I really say that? History tab will know.

It’s really useful to have a history of what you did on Skype. Just in case you want see a number you called or review an instant message you sent ages ago.

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Easy to use.

See who you called or chatted with.
Search through your history.

History at your fingertips

All your activity is safely stored on the History tab. This way you can see at a glance who you called, who called you and who you chatted to. It’s a great way to find that old link to that neat website your friend sent you a long time ago or to call back someone who called you.

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How the History tab works

Simply press the History tab and you can see all your activity on Skype – incoming and outgoing calls, instant messages, file transfers and group chats. You can also easily check through your history by searching for a specific contact, word or number.


History tab works on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux.

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