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First tweet i read this morning from Randy Chapman was the news that i think all Mac users have been waiting a long time for. There is a Skype for Business Mac Client !!!! thanks Randy for the heads up as always. I had a mac for a years but i don’t use it alot to be honest im mainly a windows fan and use my mac once in a while.

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Thought spent i little time collecting some information into a blog post on the mac client and sharing my install of the client and a quick look around.

Also Iain Smith (MVP) talks about the Mac client in the Skype show episode 10 here

Microsoft client Download link

Points to Note before you download the client.

System requirements for your MAC to use Skype for Business

  • OSX 10.11 (El Capitan) or OSX 10.12 (Sierra)
  • Outlook Mac build 15.27 (161010) required for Outlook integration

Office 365 and Lync / Skype for Business Server topology

Microsoft are recommending to get the latest and greatest to move to Skype for Business Online but that not an option for everyone. Cheeky Msft.

For on premise bad boys Looks like there will be new CUs for SfB Server and Lync Server to remove requirement for mobility to be deployed and also to support E911.

  • Skype for Business Server 2015 or Lync Server 2013
  • Skype for Business Server 2015 customers should at a minimum download and install the Skype for Business Server 2015 Cumulative Update version 9319.272 or higher (coming soon)
  • Lync Server 2013 Cumulative Update version 8308.973 or higher (coming soon)
  • Unfortunately Lync 2010 Server – Lync Server 2010 is not supported – There users will have continue to use the Lync for Mac 2011 client.

Mobility Requirement and Enablement

The Mac client works like a mobile client so you need mobility enabled but I also noticed the below so it looks like there will be a number CU released soon for SfB server and Lync Server which allows the Mac client to work without mobility being enabled. This is a major dependency.

  • E-911 support requires Skype for Business Server 2015 CU4 (build 9319.272 or higher, coming soon) or Lync Server 2013 CU8 HF1 (build 8309.973 or higher, coming soon).
  • Without Skype for Business Server 2015 CU4 (build 9319.272 or higher, coming soon) or Lync Server 2013 CU8 HF1 (build 8309.973 or higher, coming soon), Skype for Business on Mac requires Mobility enablement on the server side. After updating to builds 9317.272 or 8309.973, Mobility enablement will no longer be required.

Features and Functionality

The Mac client still doesn’t have the same level of features as the Windows based client unfortunately. This i can only see being worked on on future releases. I think Mac users will be very happy to have a new client but still feel they are a little behind with feature set.

This is what’s missing and not available currently

Presence features

  • View status based on calendar free/busy information
  • Add a custom location
  • Use a photo from any public site for My Picture
  • (not available in Skype for Business Online)

Contacts

  • Pre-populated Contacts list
  • Modify Contacts list
  • Tag contacts for status change alerts
  • Control privacy relationships
  • Manage contact groups
  • Search for Response Groups
  • Display recent contacts group
  • Sort contacts by Group, Relationship, or New (people who’ve added you to their Contacts list)
  • Sort contacts by Status (availability)

IM Support

  • Log IM conversations in Outlook (If server side conversation history is turned on.) So it needs Exchange 2013, 2016 or online to use.
  • Use prepared conversation templates
  • Skill search (with SharePoint Server integration)
  • (On-premises Skype for Business Server and on-premises SharePoint 2013 are required for skill search.)
  • Persistent Chat (Group Chat) integration
  • (not available for Skype for Business Online)
  • Escalate a Persistent Chat room to a Skype for Business Meeting with one click
  • (not available for Skype for Business Online)
  • Inline pictures of sender and receiver in IM window
  • Inline pictures of sender and receiver in IM window
  • Send ink messages
  • Receive ink messages

Meetings

  • Peer-to-peer video-based screen sharing
  • Share a program (if enabled) (View Only)
  • Add and present Microsoft PowerPoint files
  • Navigate Microsoft PowerPoint files
  • Add and edit OneNote meeting notes
  • Use a whiteboard
  • Conduct polls
  • Upload files to share with others
  • Create public meetings with static meeting IDs from Outlook
  • Q&A Manager

Voice / Telephony

  • Manage team call settings
  • Manage delegates
  • Initiate a call to a Response Group
  • Support emergency services (E9-1-1)
  • Make calls on behalf of another contact (manager/delegate scenario)
  • Handle another’s calls if configured as a delegate
  • Manage a high volumes of calls
  • Call park
  • Group call pickup

Recording Support

  • Client-side recording of audio, video, application sharing, desktop sharing, and uploaded content
  • Client-side recording of file transfers, shared OneNote pages, and PowerPoint annotations
  • Select preferred recording resolution
  • Client-side archiving of audio, video, application sharing, desktop sharing, and uploaded content
  • Client-side archiving of file transfers, shared OneNote pages, and PowerPoint annotations
  • (unavailable in Skype for Business Online)
  • Access sign-in logs from Skype for Business icon in the task bar

MAC Install instructions screenshots of client install below

    To install Skype for Business on Mac:
  1. Click the Download button.
  2. Click Save to copy the disc image file to your computer.
  3. Double click the PKG image file.
  4. Follow the on screen instructions.

Known Issues and theres a few of them

As the Skype for Business Mac client was built from the ground up there’s a number of known issues at the moment.

Big items include no E911 support and you have to have mobility deployed including reverse proxy to sign in as the Mac client works the same as a mobile client. So internal clients need to sign in via the reverse proxy so go out side the network and come back in. Not ideal but it does look like this is being worked on for the next CU or SfB and Lync Server 2013. You also need an edge server for media relay.

Modern Authentication

When i tired to sign in i had to disable two factor authentication on my office 365 for the client to sign in. I couldnt see this listed but may be one to watch out for.

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Outlook integration

Requirements for Skype for Business and Outlook integration on Mac:

· Mac Outlook version 15.28 or later is required.

· Skype for Business must be running.

· Same user account needs to be signed into Outlook and Skype for Business.

Troubleshooting Outlook integration in case Contacts don’t show presence, online meetings fail to schedule, or there is no dial-in information in meeting invitation:

1. Ensure the user account is the same in Outlook and Skype for Business.

2. Restart Outlook.

3. Reinstall Skype for Business on Mac.

4. Perform clean uninstall of Lync 2010. See How to Perform a Clean Uninstall of Lync for Mac 2011 for more information.

5. Ensure Skype for Business is running and signed in.

Side-by-side installation

Side-by-side installation of Skype for Business and Lync is not supported on Mac. We recommend that you perform a clean uninstall of Lync for Mac 2011 prior to installing Skype for Business.

Cannot sign in to Skype for Business

Some Lync profiles might be different from Skype for Business on Mac profiles and can cause a discrepancy. See How to Perform a Clean Uninstall of Lync for Mac 2011 for more information.

Multiple prompts to leave meeting when pressing the hang-up button on a UC USB device

This is a known issue due to signaling with some USB devices and will be addressed in future updates.

E-911 support

Requirement: The minimum server version is Skype for Business Server 2015 CU4 (coming soon) or Lync Server 2013 CU8 HF1 (coming soon).

Issue: Skype for Business on Mac currently does not support showing a location in the UI, entering a manual location, or multiple emergency numbers. See Plan for emergency services in Skype for Business Server 2015 for more detail.

Mobility Policy required

With the release of Skype for Business Server 2015 CU4 (coming soon) and Lync Server 2013 CU8 HF1 (coming soon), we will support Skype for Business on Mac as a desktop application. This means that having a mobility policy assigned to Mac users will not be required. Until these server updates, Mobility enablement on the server side is required.

Accepting incoming call

The call button to accept incoming calls is working for the following devices using Lync for Mac while it doesn’t work on Skype for Skype for Business on Mac.

· Polycom CX300 Desk phone

· Jabra Bis 2400 II CC, headphone Mac os mojave free download.

· Jabra Speaker 510 USB speaker

· Jabra Evolve 65 (Bluetooth dongle)

· Jabra Evolve 65 (USB cable)

Hold or resume the current call

The hardware hold button works for the following devices for Lync for Mac while it doesn’t work on Skype for Business on Mac.

· Polycom CX300 Desk phone

· Jabra Bis 2400 II CC, headphone

· Jabra Evolve 65 (Bluetooth dongle)

· Jabra Evolve 65 (USB cable)

Can’t see users’ Skype for Business Presence in Outlook 2016 for Mac

If you have Lync for Mac 2011 installed on the same Mac device, Lync for Mac might have changed the configuration. Recommend that you reinstall Skype for Business on Mac.

Received “We couldn’t send this message” error even when the messages are received by others

If you are using Skype for Business Server 2015 or Lync Server 2013, check if the following configurations are enabled:

· For Skype for Business Server 2015, enable Server Side Conversation History. Set the value for EnableIMAutoArchiving to True or False on Client Policy.

· For Lync Server 2013, set the value for EnableIMAutoArchiving to False on Client Policy.

Our teams are working to address these issues in the next cumulative update of Skype for Business on Mac.

When opening the calendar tab in Skype for Business, an Exchange credential dialog box appeared

You might see this error if your UPN and SIP addresses do not match, and if AllowSaveCredentials is set to False on Mobility Policy.

Workaround: Set AllowSaveCredentials to True on Mobility Policy.

Features not available in this release

See the Skype for Business on Mac column in Client comparison tables for Skype for Business Server 2015.

Release Notes

Install Screenshots and walkthrough

Download client from link at top of page, click download.

client added to downloads on Mac

Open .pkg file and follow install

After install the office updater launches and you can set update options and it will check for updates.

After updates complete you can open SfB client on Mac

You can add advanced options if required.

On first sign in i couldn’t sign in and i wondered if the SfB mac client doesn’t support 2 factor authentication / modern authentication. I went to Office 365 tenant and disabled two factor on my user account.

After disabling i was able to sign in ok.

So i don’t think the SfB mac client supports modern authentication yet. One to watch out for.

Client Look around

  • Chats tab
  • Click on chat to get more information on right panel
  • Meetings

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Calls Tab

Conversation Window

Tabs in top right corner

Preferences

Contact compact list like windows client

Nice to be able to pause itunes

Meet now

In top bar.

From share you can also share desktop

Change Presence


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Summary: Skype for Business Server 2015 or Skype for Business Online administrators can use these tables to understand what features are supported on which clients.

Before you deploy or upgrade to Skype for Business, check which clients are already in use in your organization. Use the tables below to understand the feature support impact on those clients. This can help you communicate changes to users, pace the roll-out process, and fully understand the benefits of upgrading to the latest client.

Some features available with Skype for Business Server 2015 are not available in Skype for Business Online, see Online or Hybrid user account limitations for specifics. Skype for Business Online Admins may want to refer to Skype for Business Online Service Description for information on the different plans available to them.

See Desktop client feature comparison for Skype for Business 2019 for client support on Skype for Business Server 2019.

The following tables show the features that are available with each client that works with Skype for Business Server 2015 or Skype for Business Online. You may also want to refer to Mobile client feature comparison for Skype for Business for smart phone and tablet client feature comparisons. The Client Access License or User Subscription License your organization purchases will also have an impact on which features are available to your users. Whether you deploy the Full or Basic client to users depends on the license or plan your organization chooses to buy. See the Licensing Guide for more details.

Important

Skype for Business Server 2015 and Skype for Business Online support the following previously released clients: Lync 2013, Lync 2010, Lync 2010 Mobile, Lync Phone Edition, and Lync 2010 Attendant. For information about these clients when used with other servers, see the Client comparison tables for Lync Server 2013 and Client comparison tables for Lync Server 2010.

Note

The Lync 2010 Attendant client is not supported in Skype for Business Online.

Note

The Skype for Business Web App browser client and Skype Meetings App Windows 10 app only provide Meetings support. Refer to Plan for Meetings clients (Web App and Meetings App) for more about these clients.

Enhanced Presence support

This table covers the Enhanced Presence features that extend beyond a simple indication of whether a user is online, offline, busy, etc.

Feature/capabilitySkype for Business 2015 or 2016 clientSkype for Business on MacLync 2013 clientLync Windows Store appLync 2010Lync 2010 AttendantLync Phone EditionCommunicator for Mac 2011Lync for Mac 2011
Publish status✔ ❶✔ ❶
View status
View status notes and Out of Office messages
Add a custom location
Add a custom note
Use a photo from any public site for My Picture (not available in Skype for Business Online)

❶ Does not support publishing status based on calendar free/busy information.

Contacts and Contact Groups support

This table covers the features relating to managing IM and Presence contacts.

Feature/capabilitySkype for Business 2015 or 2016 clientSkype for Business on MacLync 2013 clientLync Windows Store appLync 2010Lync 2010 AttendantLync Phone EditionCommunicator for Mac 2011Lync for Mac 2011
Pre-populated Contacts list
View and Modify Contacts list
Tag contacts for status change alerts
Control privacy relationships
Search the corporate address book
Search Microsoft Outlook contacts
Manage contact groups
Expand distribution groups and Microsoft 365 Groups
Search for Response Groups
(not available in Skype for Business Online)
Display recent contacts group
Display current conversations group
Display alternate contact views (for example, tile)
Sort contacts by Group, Relationship, or New (people who've added you to their Contacts list)Sort by group
Sort contacts by Status (availability)
Search and add Exchange contacts

IM support

This table covers features related to IM support.

Feature/capabilitySkype for Business 2015 or 2016 clientSkype for Business on MacLync 2013 clientLync Windows Store appLync 2010Lync 2010 AttendantLync Phone EditionCommunicator for Mac 2011Lync for Mac 2011
Initiate IM with or email to a contact
Navigate among multiple IM conversations/Track multiple conversations in a single tabbed window
Log IM conversations in Outlook✔If server side conversation history is turned onSaved in Communicator for MacSaved in Lync for Mac
Use prepared conversation templates
Check spelling
Skill search (with SharePoint Server integration)
(On-premises Skype for Business Server and on-premises SharePoint 2013 are required for skill search.)
Persistent Chat (Group Chat) integration
(not available for Skype for Business Online)
Escalate a Persistent Chat room to a Skype for Business Meeting with one click
(not available for Skype for Business Online)
Inline pictures of sender and receiver in IM window
Send ink messages
Receive ink messages
Set IM messages as high importance
Transfer files in peer-to-peer IM conversations

Meetings support

This table covers features related to Meetings support.

Note

Skype for Business meeting features aren't available in Skype for Business Online Standalone Plan 1. Plan 1 is being retired.

In Skype-to-Skype sessions, a Skype for Business Online Plan 1 user can participate in desktop sharing and application sharing if they're invited by a user who has access to sharing features.For details, see the Skype for Business Online Service Description.

Feature/capabilitySkype for Business 2016 clientSkype for Business on MacSkype for Business Web AppSkype for Business 2015 clientLync 2013 clientLync Windows Store appLync 2010Lync 2010 AttendantLync Phone EditionCommunicator for Mac 2011Lync for Mac 2011
Add computer audio✔(requires plug-in)
Add video✔(requires plug-in)
View multiparty video (gallery view)
Video-based screen sharing✔View-only
Use in-meeting presenter controls
Access detailed meeting roster
Participate in multiparty IM
Share the desktop (if enabled)✔ ❶✔ ❶ (requires plug-in)✔ ❶✔ ❶
Share a program (if enabled)View only✔(requires plug-in)View only
Add anonymous participants (if enabled)
Use dial-in audio meetings✔ ❷✔ ❷✔ ❷✔ ❷
Initiate a Meet Now meeting
Add and present Microsoft PowerPoint files❸ Annotations not availablePresent only❸ View only, annotations not available
Navigate Microsoft PowerPoint files
Add and edit OneNote meeting notesEdit only (not add)
Use a whiteboard
Conduct polls
Upload files to share with others
Schedule a meeting or conferenceOutlook or Skype for Business Web SchedulerOutlook or Skype for Business Web SchedulerSkype for Business Web SchedulerOutlook or Skype for Business Web SchedulerOutlook or Lync Web SchedulerOutlook or Lync Web SchedulerOutlookOutlook
Q&A Manager
Disable attendee video
Disable meeting IM
Mute Audience
Make everyone an attendee
Produce Skype Meeting Broadcast
Delegate can schedule a meeting on behalf of delegator
Synchronize delegates between Skype for Business and Outlook
Set Video Spotlight (lock video)
Give/Take control of screen sharing

❶ Participants can't control desktops that are shared by Skype for Business on Mac, Lync for Mac 2011, or Communicator for Mac 2011 users. Skype for Business on Mac, Lync for Mac 2011 and Communicator for Mac 2011 users can't control desktops shared by Windows users. This also won't work for Skype for Business Web App on Max OSX.

❷ For Skype for Business Online, this feature requires Microsoft PSTN Conferencing, Exchange Unified Messaging, or a 3rd party audio conferencing provider.

❸ The Lync for Mac 2011 client cannot view Microsoft Office 2013 PowerPoint presentations when they have been shared in a conference by the Skype for Business Web App.

Voice (Telephony) support

This table covers features related to voice services support.

Note

Skype for Business Voice (Telephony) features are limited to certain Skype for Business Online subscription plans. For details, see the Skype for Business Online Service Description.

Feature/capabilitySkype for Business 2015 or 2016 clientSkype for Business on MacLync 2013 clientLync Windows Store appLync 2010Lync 2010 AttendantLync Phone EditionCommunicator for Mac 2011Lync for Mac 2011
Initiate a call
Click to call a contact
Transfer a call
Manage call forwarding✔ ❶
Manage team call settings✔ ❶
Manage delegates✔Requires Skype for Business Server 2015 CU4 or later✔ ❶
Initiate a call to a Response Group✔ ❶
Support emergency services (E-911)✔Requires Skype for Business Server 2015 CU6 or later✔ ❶
IM notification to SIP URI(s) for E-911 call
IM notification to distribution list for E-911 call
Connect to voice mail, set up or change greeting✔ ❶
Missed call notification✔ ❶
Make calls on behalf of another contact (manager/delegate scenario)✔ ❶
Handle another's calls if configured as a delegate✔ ❶
Manage a high volumes of calls
Call park✔ ❶
Group call pickup✔ ❶
Location-based routing
Manage Response Group/Team call group
Answer Auto attendant call

❶ This feature isn't available in Skype for Business Online.

External users support

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This table covers features related to support for external users homed on the PSTN.

Feature/capabilitySkype for Business 2015 or 2016 clientSkype for Business on MacLync 2013 clientLync Windows Store appLync 2010Lync 2010 AttendantLync Phone EditionCommunicator for Mac 2011Lync for Mac 2011
Initiate IM with a public contact
Initiate IM with a federated contact
Conduct two-party or multiparty calls with external users
(not available in Skype for Business Online)

Recording support

This table covers features related to support for recording meetings.

Future/capability**Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 clientSkype for Business on MacLync 2013 clientLync Windows Store appLync 2010Lync 2010 AttendantLync Phone EditionCommunicator for Mac 2011Lync for Mac 2011
Client-side recording of audio, video, application sharing, desktop sharing, and uploaded content✔ ❶✔ ❶
Client-side recording of file transfers, shared OneNote pages, and PowerPoint annotations✔ ❷✔ ❷
Select preferred recording resolution

❶ Recording is unavailable in certain Skype for Business Online standalone plans. Recording requires full Skype for Business client rights.

❷ Recording of file transfers, shared OneNote pages, and PowerPoint annotations is unavailable in Skype for Business Online.

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Modern Authentication

This table covers features requiring support for modern authentication.

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Modern authentication also requires a topology described in Skype for Business topologies supported with Modern Authentication.

Feature/capabilitySkype for Business 2015 or 2016 clientSkype for Business on MacLync 2013 clientLync Windows Store appLync 2010Lync 2010 AttendantLync Phone EditionCommunicator for Mac 2011Lync for Mac 2011
Modern Authentication
Multi-factor Authentication
Cert -Based Authentication✔(Domain-joined device only)✔(Domain-joined device only)
Kerberos Authentication

Archiving, compliance, and logging support

This table covers features related to support for archiving and logging functions.

Feature/capabilitySkype for Business 2015 or 2016 clientSkype for Business on MacLync 2013 clientLync Windows Store appLync 2010Lync 2010 AttendantLync Phone EditionCommunicator for Mac 2011Lync for Mac 2011
Archiving of IM conversations in Outlook Conversation History✔ ❶✔If server side conversation history is enabled✔ ❶✔ ❶Saved in Communicator for MacSaved in Lync for Mac
Client-side archiving of audio, video, application sharing, desktop sharing, and uploaded content✔ ❶✔ ❶
Client-side archiving of file transfers, shared OneNote pages, and PowerPoint annotations
(unavailable in Skype for Business Online)
Access sign-in logs from Skype for Business icon in the task bar

❶ For Skype for Business Online users, this feature requires Exchange Online and is controlled by the user's Exchange mailbox In-Place Hold attribute.

Client limitations

Basic client limitations

The features below are available using the Full client and are not available with the Basic client:

  • Manage team call settings
  • Manage delegates
  • Handle another's calls if configured as a delegate
  • Manage a high volume of calls
  • Initiate a call to a Response Group
  • Call park
  • Change greeting
  • Group call pickup
  • Missed call notification emails are not generated when a user status is UM disabled and they are using a legacy Outlook Client (2013 or earlier)

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Online or Hybrid user account limitations

User accounts can exist either Online or On-premises, and that will affect the features available to that user. Users with accounts on Skype for Business Online will not have access to the following features, even with the Full client:

  • Enhanced Presence: Use a photo from any public site for My Picture
  • Contacts: Search for Response Groups
  • IM Support: Persistent Chat (Group Chat) integration
  • IM Support: Escalate a Persistent Chat room to a Skype for Business Meeting with one click
  • External Users: Conduct two-party or multiparty calls with external users

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Originally developed in Estonia by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, Skype was purchased by eBay in 2005, and then again by Microsoft in 2011 for a whooping $8.5 billion.

Although Skype accumulated more than 600 million users by the end of 2010, it started slowly losing its appeal to a number of alternative messengers, such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram, and Signal, all of which were mobile-centric right from the start and offered texting as well as video and audio calls.

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By now you might be wondering if Skype app for Mac is available and what’s the best way to download Skype for Mac. Simply follow this step-by-step guide to find out.

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To begin, since Microsoft acquired Skype, they’ve created a few different Skype applications for Mac that cover interviews, video streams, classrooms, and most importantly Skype for Business.

While the regular version of Skype for Mac supports up to 50 participants at once, the business one can handle up to 250 and gives you additional features, such as joining through a URL, muting control, presenter selector, head-tracking video, and PowerPoint integration.

You can download Skype for Business Mac version and the basic Skype for Mac on the official Microsoft website. One caveat though is that you have to have an active MS Office 365 subscription to run the business edition, whereas the default one is free.

To get Skype on Mac:

  1. Visit skype.com
  2. Navigate to the Downloads tab for the regular Skype or Products > Skype for Business for the business one
  3. Click on Get Skype for Mac
  4. Double-click on the Skype download for Mac .dmg file
  5. Proceed through the installation process

Using Skype is as easy as any other messenger. All contact information is based around your username, so if you give it to someone they will be able to find you and add you to the list via search. Below the search field, you have Chats, Calls, and Contacts tabs. Going into any of them would switch the plus button below for creating a new chat, call, or adding a contact respectively.

Besides the basic functionality, all Skype chats support file attachments, money transfers, location sharing, call scheduling, and poll creation. There are also dozens of third-party bots and plugins that expand Skype capabilities even further.

The easiest way to join Skype meetings

Whether Skype is your one and only, or one of many video conferencing tools you use, there’s a way to make it work better and faster. Instead of scheduling meetings in your calendar app and then opening Skype, you can have a tool that does it all for you.

Meeter is an ultimate meeting app for Mac that you totally need. It collects the information about your upcoming meetings and brings it all into the menu bar. What’s more, Meeter sends you meeting notifications with clickable links so that you can join in a click. No need to remember when your next meeting begins. In fact, there’s no need to even open Skype before it begins — Meeter will take you right in.

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Skype has a free screen sharing feature, which allows you to run online demos and presentations with ease. Simply hit the screen share button to start presenting during a Skype call, and hit it once again to stop sharing. It’s that easy. What’s not so easy is having your colleagues’ full attention while you’re presenting. Here are two apps that will help you with that:

/latest-mac-os-install-download/. PliimPRO gives you a custom presentation mode that you can use in combination with Skype’s screen sharing feature. The app hides notifications, desktop icons, and active apps in one click. So once you start presenting, nothing can distract your audience. It also has handy toggles for muting your mic and changing desktop wallpapers.

Vidrio adds a bit of fun to the whole process. It’s the first app that makes screen sharing on Mac holographic — like in the Tony Stark movie. Vidrio places webcam behind your Mac’s screen, creating a mirror effect. This way, a presenter is always visible in full-screen mode. Not much different from being in the same room. Give it a try! If anything, it’s super fun.

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So now that you know how to use Skype on Mac, let’s walk through a few widespread problems you might come across.

Troubleshoot Skype video not working

By far the most common problem you’ll have during conference (or personal) calls is Skype camera not working. There are generally a few ways to solve that. The easiest thing to do is just to use the camera icon to turn your camera off and back on again. If that doesn’t help, you can try dropping out of the call altogether and even restarting your Skype.

In case you see Skype video not working still, you need to check that the problem isn’t with your Mac’s camera. To do that:

  1. Launch Skype
  2. Click Skype in the menu bar and then Audio & Video Settings
  3. See if the camera is showing anything
  4. Alternatively, you can launch the default Photo Booth app and check there

If the camera isn’t working, you should take your Mac to the Apple store. If it is, then the problem is with Skype.

Before you try to reinstall Skype altogether, you can reset it to its factory settings first. You can do this manually:

  1. Go to Finder and type ~/Library into search
  2. Find all the Skype files and folders
  3. Delete all of them but the Skype itself

Another option when you want to do a factory reset is to use an optimization app like CleanMyMac X:

  1. In CleanMyMac X, navigate to the Uninstaller tab
  2. Choose Skype and select Reset
  3. Click on the Reset button

When none of that works, you just need to reinstall Skype. If you’re not sure how to uninstall Skype on Mac, use CleanMyMac X that you’ve tried when resetting the app to factory preferences. Simply removing Skype from Applications doesn’t delete all the supplementary files, whereas CleanMyMac X completely wipes out the app from your system.

To delete Skype with CleanMyMac X, go to the Uninstaller tab, select Skype, and click on Uninstall.

If you’re experiencing a problem with your microphone instead of a camera:

  1. Go to System Preferences > Sound

  2. Navigate to the Input tab

  3. Say something and see if the “Input levels” change at all

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If the input levels are fine, repeat the steps above to reset factory settings and reinstall Skype to fix the problem. If not, a trip to the Apple store might be necessary.

Combine all messengers in one

Nowadays it’s likely that Skype isn’t your only messaging app. You might need to use it at work or for calling relatives’ landlines overseas, but that means you probably chat with friends through something else.

The point is that most of us have three, five, 10, or even more messengers active on a daily basis, and that message overload can get pretty tiring and actually distract us from doing something of value.

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One of the solutions here might be to ditch your Skype app for Mac altogether and get an instant message aggregator such as IM+.

IM+ allows you to combine dozens of popular messaging apps together, from Skype to Slack to Instagram, and manage them all through the same interface. With IM+ you can categorize every messaging service as either Home or Work and set common rules for notifications and online status for both.

Limit instant messaging overload

Sometimes, even when you’ve consolidated all your messaging into a single app, distractions get the best of you and you end up spending hours chatting instead of concentrating on your work.

Even when you don’t catch yourself being distracted, those one-off replies here and there tend to add up to more than you’d think. To see how much time exactly you spend on social media, you need an unobtrusive time tracker like Timing.

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Timing observes how you spend time on your Mac in the background and then shows you detailed reports for every app or website launched and every project worked on. You can even use Timing to invoice your clients or log hours at work. But mostly, you’ll have the most accurate representation of where your time goes during the day, and after you gain knowledge you can come up with the action plan.

Best of all, Meeter, Vidrio, PliimPRO, CleanMyMac X, IM+, and Timing are available for a free trial through Setapp, a platform of more than 190 best-in-class Mac apps that could take on any problem and make your days as productive as they can be. Is it time for a conference call?

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