When trying to decide which app to use, check out the program’s list of features and reviews - and make sure the software that interests you records video as well as audio. Apple’s built-in QuickTime Player software for the Mac can also record screen video. More than a dozen programs are listed, with a link to each one available. The company’s site hosts a list of recording programs that work with Skype for Windows, Mac and Linux systems but notes, “Third-party applications have not been checked, verified, certified or otherwise approved or endorsed by Skype.” (Also, saving conversations with consenting members of your family is one thing, but keep in mind that laws about recording other people vary by state.)

For most versions of its Skype software, Microsoft recommends using a third-party program to record your audio and video calls. Is there a way to record and save Skype video calls with family members on my computer?Ī.