Record Skype video for free using QuickTime This time limit minimises its use in professional settings, such as podcasting, but if all you want is an audio record of a conversation, it’s ideal. It only enables you to record audio, as we said, and after 10 minutes of recording it starts to degrade the quality by adding noise on top of the audio. The free version of Piezo has some limitations.

When you’ve finished the conversation, click Record again to stop recording.

Click OK to the pop-up alert warning that you are in trial mode.

In Piezo, click Source and select Skype.

Here is how to use Piezo to record Skype audio for free: It’s a shame you have to pay for it, but if you record Skype calls on a regular basis the £17.61 fee is worth it.

(The folder is located in ~/Movies/Saved Calls by default.)Ĭall Recorder is the easiest way to record calls in Skype, and it integrates into the Skype app so we prefer using it to some other options.

Click the Search icon in Call Recorder to open the Finder folder containing the video or audio recording.

Click Stop in Call Recorder to finish recording.

Click the Red record button in Call Recorder to start recording.

A new window appears in Skype called Call Recorder.

Start a video or audio conversation in Skype.

It’s best to leave them at the default to start with, but you can access them again by choosing Skype > Preferences > Recording. Here you can choose the QuickTime settings for Call Recorder.

Skype now has a new Preferences setting called Recording.

When the installation process has finished click on Open Skype in the Alert dialogue window to re-open the Skype app.

Here is how to record a call using Call Recorder:Ĭall Recorder from the Ecamm website (unzip the file and double-click the Install Call Recorder file and follow the installation process). A free trial is available from the Ecamm website that works for seven days (although it watermarks recordings).

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