15 Applications for Recording Skype Calls

 Adapted from VoIP-sol.com

There are lots of ways to record your Skype calls easily, allowing you to save them on your computer or external drive. You can listen to them later or you can record a call and create a podcast to post on your blog or distribute to your ipod or mp3 player.

Here is a collection of the best apps for recording Skype as reported in VoIP-sol.com . While some of the applications are free, most of them are moderately priced. The list is divided into separate sections for Windows and Mac.

Here are 10 recording applications (mostly shareware, some freeware) for Windows that can record Skype calls. Most also offer various other capabilities, such as recording streaming audio from the internet or connected devices.

1. Freecorder (Windows) – Easy to use recording app for Windows with pause / resume recording, automatic silence elimination. Saves your Skype conversations as an MP3.
2. Hot Recorder (Windows) – Easily share recorded conversations, voicemail and has a wide range of funny sounds to insert into a recording. Also has capability to convert files.
3. i-Sound (Windows) – Records your conversations and internet radio with real-time noise reduction.
4. KishKish SAM (Windows) – Records and saves conversations. Has a built-in stress detector that picks up stress levels from voice. Can be recorded in CD quality or saved as MP3.
5. MixCast Live (Windows) – Easily record Skype calls, then podcast them for all to listen to.
6. Pamela (Windows) – Skype-certified app for recording calls. Free, optional upgrades available.
7. PowerGramo (Windows) – Can record incoming and outgoing calls, easy to share recordings with friends and associates. Free, optional Pro version.
8. PrettyMay (Windows) – Record and replay calls easily, saves as MP3 and makes sharing simple. Also use Skypeout credit from regular phone.
9. SkyLook (Windows) – Records Skype calls as an MP3 and makes them quickly available within Outlook.
10. Total Recorder (Windows) – Record calls and save as MP3, WAV, WMA or Ogg.

And a few Mac apps for recording Skype calls. Most are standalone apps, Call Recorder is a Skype plugin. I’ve also found a workaround using GarageBand and 2 other apps to record your calls in OS X.

1. Audio Hijack (Mac – Universal) – Quickly and easily save audio from almost any application to an AIFF file. Slick integration with OS X. Free, optional upgrade offering ability to tweak sound.
2. Call Recorder (Mac) – Skype plugin to record conversations and save as AAC, or convert to MP3.
3. GarageBand – Workaround: uses 2 other apps, LineIn (Universal – free) and Soundflower (Universal – free). If you don’t want to spend extra on a dedicated app, try this.
4. Nicecast (Mac – Universal) – Podcasting app that can be setup to record from Skype.
5. WireTap Pro (Mac – Universal) – Powerful app to record and save Skype calls directly into your iTunes library or onto your iPod. Also can record streaming audio from internet. Variable file formats available for saving.