

If you are running the current generation Windows 8.1, then the answer is yes for both Microsoft’s own Internet Explorer browser as well as Google’s Chrome. Whether you can actually use it, though, depends on a combination of the version of Windows you run and the Web browser you use. You can try out Skype for Web beta by pointing your browser at. Unfortunately, it doesn’t even work right in Windows 10’s own browser - and that OS is coming out in less than two months. Essentially, this release should appeal to anyone who uses the service on even a casual basis. A Web-based version of Skype could be useful for anyone who needs to quickly make a voice or video call from a borrowed PC, a new one fresh out of the box, or any other computer that doesn’t have the full Skype software already installed and doesn’t want to take the time go through the download and installation process.

Microsoft recently announced that the Skype for Web beta is available for anyone in the US or UK to try.
