# Microsoft Skype Deployment (macOS App)

## Description

<p class="callout warning">Microsoft retired Skype in May 2025. Do not use this recipe for new deployments. The old Skype download page now redirects to Microsoft Teams.</p>

Historically, Skype for macOS was a self-contained application that could be deployed by copying **Skype.app** into **/Applications**. This page is retained for customers auditing or cleaning up older FileWave deployments.

## Ingredients

- An existing archived Skype application, only if you have a legitimate need to audit or remove an older deployment.
- For new deployments, use [Microsoft Teams](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/download-app) instead of Skype.

## Directions

1. Do not download Skype from the old public Skype URL for new deployments; Microsoft redirects that path to Teams.
2. If you are reviewing an existing archived Skype Fileset, verify that it only places **Skype.app** in **/Applications**.
3. Remove or replace existing Skype associations as part of your Teams migration plan.

## Related information

- [Microsoft: The next chapter: Moving from Skype to Microsoft Teams](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/02/28/the-next-chapter-moving-from-skype-to-microsoft-teams/)
- [Download Microsoft Teams](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/download-app)