Skype screen sharing

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2014-07
  • user1603548

    With skype premium there is a possibility to share screens among a group of people. But what I wonder is if a free account can let one person share her screen to all others. The web site does not specify exaclty what configurations are allowed in free vs premium

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  • NicolasM

    Maybe this won't exactly answer your question, but if you don't use this function on a very frequent basis, teamviewer could do this for free and share screens both ways (without even installing the software, you can just run it once from the installer). It's not skype though. Hope this won't get me a downvote.

  • Farhan

    Finding anything on Skype's website is not an easy task. I had premium account for one year, so based on my experience, here is what I know:

    Free

    1. Voice Chat: 4 parties
    2. Video Chat: 2 parties
    3. Screen Sharing: only one party

    Premium

    1. Voice Chat: 12-15 parties
    2. Video Chat: 3 parties
    3. Screen Sharing: did not try

    Please note that I have tried these numbers, I am not sure about the maximum limit.


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  • Nathan Fellman

    Does Skype allow app or desktop sharing? If so, how?


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  • Ivo Flipse

    It does in it's newest version 4.1

    Screen sharing

    Share your desktop with friends – for free.

    Sometimes trying to explain what you are seeing on your screen to someone on a call just doesn’t work. With screen sharing you can easily show exactly what you are looking at by simply calling your Skype contact and sharing all or part of your desktop.

    How screen sharing works

    To share your screen simply call a contact and in the conversations window click Share > Share Your Screen in the IM toolbar (in Windows) or Share > Share Screen (on a Mac). You can even select if you want to share your full screen or just a part of it.

    The person you are sharing your screen with can see your screen in full screen mode. And best of all, you can continue talking via Skype whilst you share your screen.

    You’ll need our latest versions of Skype for Windows and Skype for Mac OS X to use screen sharing.

  • PhillC

    (Disclaimer, I'm on Yuuguu Dev Team)

    If you want to use remote control or share to multiple contacts, you can use Yuuguu which integrates with Skype and is also available as a Skype Extra.