How to Add Contacts on Skype for Windows and macOS

The Skype experience on Windows and macOS has changed over the years, but today there’s parity across both major desktop platforms. Because Skype comes in both personal and corporate editions (through Skype for Business), the program maintains its own address book. Expand your digital network of friends and colleagues by adding contacts to Skype. Unlike some messaging services, Skype maintains its own separate list of contacts. To add someone new to your personal Skype contacts list:

How Do I Add a Contact to Skype for Web?

As much as the desktop versions of Skype are now uniform, the web service isn’t quite the same. It doesn’t have contacts, as the other versions of Skype do. Instead, it has a conversation list. That means that anyone you talked to recently is within easy reach, but that’s no help if you haven’t talked to anyone yet, or you want to chat with someone new.

How to Add Someone on Skype on Mobile

Like the Skype desktop client on Windows and macOS, the mobile version of Skype is comparable on both Android and iOS. Whichever device you have, the following steps will help you expand your network.

How to Add a Contact on Skype for Business

Skype for Business works differently than other Skype clients as the organization’s administrator controls its functionality. You still have some autonomy for adding contacts on Skype; you just have to work within the rules. If you have a corporate-provisioned Skype for Business account, when you change employers, you lose your corporate-focused address book. However, you won’t lose anything in your personal address book

How to Remove a Skype Contact

Removing a Skype contact is as easy as adding one because, in most cases, the process is the reverse of adding a new contact.