How to Allow Skype Recording

Using a third-party program, you can allow the recording of your calls in Skype.

Skype is a free service that allows video and voice calling over the Internet. While other phone services provide a tool to record telephone calls, such as the iPhone recording application, there is no feature that allows such recording in Skype. If you conduct interviews or conference calls over Skype and need to record the calls, you can use a third-party program to do so.

Things You'll Need

• Third-party recording program

Instructions

1. Install a Skype recording tool to your computer. There are several free versions available, including Pamela Call Recorder (pamela.biz), which is used in the following steps. Other free programs, such as MP3 Skype Recorder (voipcallrecording.com) and MX Skype Recorder (skyperec.com) operate in the same way.

2. Click the "OK" button on the "Call Recording" dialogue window, which will begin recording the call. This window will appear when you either make or receive a call through Skype.

3. Use the Pamela Call Recorder interface to control the recoding during the call. Click the "Call Record Stop" button to stop recording the current call. Click the "Call Record Start" button to resume recording the call. To listen to your recorded calls, highlight the desired call in the "My Recorded Calls" window and click the "Play" button.

References

• Pamela for Skype: Functional Description