I don’t know if anyone still uses Skype, the once excellent but much-neglected comms software bought by Microsoft and then abandoned. MS will close the whole thing down in May, so you need to be looking for alternatives now.
Skype served us well, though. It kept everyone together during Covid lock-down, even those in far-flung parts of the world. It even worked in China, very well in fact.
The best alternative I can see so far is Element:
Element | Secure collaboration and messaging
Skype served us well, though. It kept everyone together during Covid lock-down, even those in far-flung parts of the world. It even worked in China, very well in fact.
The best alternative I can see so far is Element:
Element | Secure collaboration and messaging
- Open source
- Uses Matrix protocol – secure, decentralized
- Covers all the OS / hardware bases (most other options such as Signal don’t).
- It’s just as easy to use as Skype, but has more modern collaboration tools built in
