Skype can be a great tool for keeping in touch with friends and family, as well as conducting interviews and other job-related chats.
And if you have a Mac computer, you can easily download the software — you just have to know how to get to the Mac version of Skype.
Here's the fastest, easiest way to get Skype on your Mac computer.
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How to download Skype on a Mac
1. Go to skype.com and select "Downloads" from the menu toward the top of the screen.
2. Click "Get Skype for Mac" — this will prompt a pop-up of the download to appear at the bottom of the browser window. If your Mac asks you where you'd like to save the download file, save it somewhere you'll be able to reach, like your desktop.
3. Once the file finishes downloading, click that pop-up, or double-click the download file you saved — another window will open.
4. As instructed, drag the Skype icon over to your Applications folder.
After that, you'll see another window open, this time showing you the download process. When it's completed, you should see a Skype icon appear on your desktop, and in your Applications folder.
Double-click on that icon and Skype will open.
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