Skype Certified
The Skype Certified program has been endorsing the best Skype hardware solutions since 2004. Millions of partner approved products have shipped in this time. The focus now is exclusively around the audio and video experience and ensuring our users have access to these solutions that improve Skype call quality. We test against a set of very stringent requirements in our audio and video labs.
Products that meet our quality bar can enjoy the following benefits:
- Use of the Skype brand. Recognised by the millions of new and existing Skype users as an endorsement of quality.
- A listing in the Skype shop which only promotes Skype Certified products. Our website gets over 4M views a month and growing.
How to become Skype Certified
The solutions we accept into testing are limited to the following:
- Accessories for a device running Skype that provide an acoustic interface or enable video capturing.
- Products running Skype that enable calling.
Note that we also certify audio or video path components for some more challenging product categories.
Technical documents and tools
Testing is carried out against a pre-defined set of requirements. These requirements are separated into multiple test specifications.
Additional information and test signals are also shared to enable you to prepare more thoroughly for the Certification tests.
See more about the certification specifications
See more about the materials and tools that might be helpful in the certification process