# Skype | ![img \|150](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a8/Skype_screenshot.png/320px-Skype_screenshot.png) | **Skype** is a proprietary telecommunications application operated by Skype Technologies, a division of Microsoft, best known for VoIP-based videotelephony, videoconferencing and voice calls. It also has instant messaging, file transfer, debit-based calls to landline and mobile telephones, and other features. Skype is available on various desktop, mobile, and video game console platforms. | |-|-| | | wikipedia:: [Skype](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skype) |