# MacBook Q:  Record a Skype session?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macbook-q-record-a-skype-session/675706
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [December 6, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macbook-q-record-a-skype-session/675706 "2013-12-06T21:27:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macbook-q-record-a-skype-session/675706/1 "2013-12-06T21:27:45Z")

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Which application can I use to record a Skype session? I knew how to do this a few years ago but have completely forgotten. I have a MacBook Pro, a little over two years old, with a recent Mavericks upgrade.

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### Author: ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2013, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macbook-q-record-a-skype-session/675706/2 "2013-12-06T21:39:52Z")

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Just audio?  
[Audio Hijack](http://www.rogueamoeba.com/audiohijackpro/).

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### Author: ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2013, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macbook-q-record-a-skype-session/675706/3 "2013-12-06T21:46:13Z")

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Won’t open. Any others? I only really need the audio.

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### Author: ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macbook-q-record-a-skype-session/675706/4 "2013-12-06T21:57:10Z")

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> [@Horatio\_Hellpop](#):
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> Won’t open. Any others? I only really need the audio.

Why won’t it open?

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### Author: ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macbook-q-record-a-skype-session/675706/5 "2013-12-06T22:11:24Z")

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> [@beowulff](#):
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> Why won’t it open?

It opened. Initially I got a message that it couldn’t read a character in the file name, but I just opened it. Thanks!