System Requirements

The system requirements for running Skype on different operating systems are described below. 

Windows
Version

Windows XP Service Pack 3
Windows Vista
Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit versions supported)
Windows 8*
Processor
At least 1 GHz
RAM
At least 256 MB
Additional software
DirectX v9.0 or above

 * If you’re using Windows 8 Enterprise N or KN follow this guide.

Mac
Version*
Mac OS X v10.6 “Snow Leopard”
Mac OS X v10.7 “Lion”
Mac OS X v10.8 “Mountain Lion”
Processor
At least 1 GHz Intel processor (Core 2 Duo)
RAM
At least 1 GB
Additional software
The latest version of QuickTime

 * Mac OS X v10.5 “Leopard” doesn’t support Skype for Mac 6.4 and higher.

Linux
Version
Ubuntu 10.04+
Debian 6.0+
Fedora 16+ 
OpenSUSE 12.1+
Processor
At least 1 GHz
RAM
At least 256 MB
Additional software

Qt 4.6
D-Bus 1.0.0
libasound 1.0.18
Pulse Audio 1.0 (recommended)
BlueZ 4.0 (recommended)