A copy of the history is taken through the export portal of Skype, and the request is sent before the data is deleted on April 1, 2026.
Skype history
Skype history to show notes in Russian
Skype history to show notes in Russian: send the file and get the text with the timecodes. One file may be up to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro.
3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps
In short
A Russian Skype history is read once and comes back as the show notes. The answer keeps the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes and the time of every line, and the free plan gives 3 files a day of up to 30 minutes.
How to get the file and turn it into show notes
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Send the request in time
The request is sent as soon as possible, because the data is deleted on April 1, 2026
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Attach the recording
The engine takes the Skype history from the widget of the page; the speech is in Russian, and the show notes comes back with the timecodes.
- 3
Apply the instruction of the task
The instruction of the task asks for the show notes and puts the answer about the Skype history into the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes; a claim that is not in the recording is not written.
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Tell the engine what it hears
The engine reads 99+ languages; the speech of this Skype history is in Russian, and the widget carries that setting for the show notes.
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Check the file before the upload
The chats and the contacts of Skype move to Microsoft Teams Free automatically when you sign in with the same credentials
What comes back from the engine
- TXT
One segment per line, the way a person wrote it down. It is the format to paste into a ticket, a chat or a document.
- TXT, CSV
The start and the end time of every segment, and the speakers named separately when you ask for it.
- SRT, VTT
SRT and VTT with the time of every line, so the recording can carry its own subtitles.
- Markdown, DOCX
The transcript is edited through the API and exported as Markdown for a wiki, or as DOCX for a review.
What Skype keeps, and what it says about it
The history of the chats and of the calls stays in Microsoft Teams Free for the users who were active between December 2024 and February 2025 and moved to Teams Free before December 1, 2025.
The past activity of Skype and of Teams is checked in the Teams Free app.
The export gives a copy of the chat history and of the call history of the account.
The data of Skype is deleted on April 1, 2026.
up to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro
$0: 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes per file, no card
$10 a month when you pay yearly ($120 a year), or $20 a month
The case
What the recording does not give you
The history of the chats and of the calls stays in Microsoft Teams Free for the users who were active between December 2024 and February 2025 and moved to Teams Free before December 1, 2025. The Skype history is only the input: the engine reads the Russian speech and writes the show notes out of the transcript.
Tips
Send the transcript to the instruction only once.
The engine does not translate the Skype history from Russian.
Check who may download the file of the Skype history.
Skype was retired on May 5, 2025 for the free and the paid users; the service for business keeps working.
Questions about Skype history and show notes
What does the Skype say about the Skype history?
The past activity of Skype and of Teams is checked in the Teams Free app. The engine reads the Russian speech of the Skype history and writes the show notes from that text.
Which problems can come with the Skype history?
A big file or a history over a long period of time can take up to 30 days to export. The engine does not change the file of the Skype history; it reads it as it is and writes the show notes.
How is the show notes built from the Skype history?
The engine reads the Russian speech and the instruction writes the show notes in the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes; every line comes from the transcript of the Skype history.
How long may the file be, and how much is free?
One file may be up to 30 minutes on the free plan, and the free plan gives 3 files a day for the show notes.
Where does the file of the Skype history wait?
On the Skype. The facts of the table above name the place where the file of the Skype history is kept and the way it comes off.
Related pages
- The same task on timecoded recording to text customer call to ticket enThe same task on another recording, with the same steps and the same sections.
- Podcast episode to show notesThe page of the task: the instruction that is written for it and an example of the answer.
- Transcribe audio to textWhat the service does with a file: the formats of the export, the limits and the plans.
Sources
- SSkype support: Skype is retiring in May 2025, what you need to know (read 2026-10-25)support.skype.com · checked
- TTranscription service page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
- TPricing page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
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Speakers by name, a time on every line, export to TXT, SRT, VTT, CSV and Markdown.
3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps