Skylook 1.5 brings
unprecedented Skype integration
to Outlook.
Automatically answers Skype calls - straight to the inbox:
- No need for a Skype Voice Mail subscription
- Recordings saved as MP3 attachments
- Playback button in the Outlook toolbar
- Reply to messages with email, text or Skype call
- Forward messages to other contacts
- Manage your response just like you do with email - e.g. mark as unread, flag, copy to folder etc.
- Archive messages just like you archive email
- Answers Skype-to-Skype, SkypeIn and "add-to-conference" calls.
- Does not alter your Windows sound settings or drivers in any way
- Available in free trial, home and business versions only (not the academic or free versions)
Answer only the calls you want to:
- Listen to what the caller has to say before answering
- Find out who the caller is before answering (when incoming number/Skype ID is not known)
- Filter out market research and other nuisance calls
- Review Outlook contact details before answering
- Available in free trial, home and business versions only (not the academic or free versions)
Receive Skype VoiceMail in the inbox:
- Requires you or the caller to have a Skype Voice Mail subscription
- Never miss another voice mail - all messages appear as unread items in the inbox
- Convert messages from proprietary Skype format to MP3
- Playback button in the Outlook toolbar
- Reply to messages with email, text or Skype call
- Forward messages to other contacts
- Manage your response just like you do with email - e.g. mark as unread, flag, copy to folder etc.
- Permanently archive messages as MP3 (without Skylook, messages are deleted after a time)
- Available in free trial, home and business versions only (not the academic or free versions)
Synchronize Outlook and Skype contact lists with SkySync - for Free!:
- No more manual contact phone number / address updates - SkySync gets it out of Skype, where it is maintained by the contact themselves
- Matches contacts on Name, Email Address, and Phone Numbers
- Once contacts are linked, reply to email with voice and vice-versa
- Once a contact is linked, Skylook treats it as a single contact for all Outlook and Skype interactions
- Any Skype contacts left unlinked are automatically imported to create new Outlook contacts
- Link individual Outlook contacts to Skype contacts direct from the Skylook toolbar
- Available in all versions, including the free-for-all-time version
"Skypify" phone numbers before dialing:
- No more adding the '+' on every call
- No more adding the country code for people in your own country
- No more adding the area/city code for people in your own area/city
- Available in free trial and business versions only (not the academic, home or free versions)
Record calls to MP3 (enhanced in 1.5):
- Record all calls to a special Outlook folder called "Skylook Conversations"
- Record just yourself or both parties
- Record Skype-to-Skype, SkypeOut, SkypeIn and Conference Calls
- Recordings are stored as MP3 attachments to Outlook items
- Digital recording direct from the Skype audio stream
- Records all calls, not just those started from Skylook
- No modifications to sound settings or drivers
- New in 1.5: Playback button in the Skylook toolbar
- New in 1.5: Record outgoing voice mail messages
- New in 1.5: Stop button for individual calls
- Enhanced in 1.5: Conference Call recording bugs fixed
- Enhanced in 1.5: Recording is now stable when using USB devices
Archive text chat messages (enhanced in 1.5):
- Store all Instant Messages to a special Outlook folder called "Skylook Conversations"
- Search, sort and review Instant Messages just like you do with email
- All messages tagged with date and time, as well as parties to the text chat (converted to Outlook contacts where possible)
- No more hunting through large Skype html page to find a particular conversation
- New in 1.5: Missed (unanswered) text messages go to the inbox as unread items, so you can manage responses the same as you do with email
Import Skype contacts into Outlook (enhanced in 1.5):
- Automatically create an Outlook contact for each Skype contact
- New in 1.5: Import directly (create new contacts), or use SkySync to match existing contacts first
Make and answer Skype calls directly from Outlook (enhanced in 1.5):
- Start calls and text chats directly from Outlook contacts (or using contact details from email messages or other Skylook messages)
- Hang up incoming calls directly from the Outlook toolbar
- New in 1.5: Just dial a number without choosing a contact first (with ability to add '+', country and area code)
- New in 1.5: Find Skype contact to match an individual Outlook contact - available before starting a call
- New in 1.5: Answer calls directly from the Outlook toolbar
- New in 1.5: Place call on hold from the Outlook toolbar
- New in 1.5: See call status and duration in the Outlook toolbar
- New in 1.5: Hide captions in the toolbar to save toolbar space
See who is on-line without leaving Outlook (enhanced in 1.5):
- Enhanced in 1.5: See up to 10 on-line contacts directly in the Outlook toolbar (and additional ones in a toolbar dropdown)
Licensing:
The following features are for free, forever:
- Import Skype contacts into Outlook
- SkySync - Outlook and Skype contact synchronization
- Make and answer Skype calls directly from Outlook
The following features are available in the 14 day free trial, as well as the Academic, Home and Business versions:
- Record calls to MP3
- See who is on-line without leaving Outlook
- Archive text chat messages
The following features are available in the 14 day free trial, as well as the Home and Business versions:
- Automatically answer Skype calls - straight to the inbox
- Answer only the calls you want to
- Receive Skype Voice Mail in the inbox
The following features are available in the 14 day free trial and Business versions only:
- Skypify phone numbers before dialing
Skylook 1.5 is a free upgrade for customers who purchased Skylook 1.0.