In May 2025, Skype will be retired. This change will impact both free and paid Skype users, but not Skype for Business.
Skype users will have the option to move to Microsoft Teams Free, which offers many of the same core features and more. By logging in to Teams Free with your Skype account, your chats and contacts will appear in the app so you can pick up where you left off. This capability will gradually roll out over the coming days, beginning with those who are both Skype and Teams Insiders on the latest app versions.
If you don't want to use Microsoft Teams Free, you can export your Skype data. (...)