Skype Command Line Switches For Macos

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List of command line parameters in the new Skype

ParameterDescription
--datapath='path' Changes the folder where the user data is stored (by default, Skype stores them in %APPDATA%MicrosoftSkype for Desktop). If path does not exist, Skype creates all the necessary folders.
--lang=ISO-639 Force Skype to use the specified locale. For example, use --lang=en-GB for British English, even if the OS has a different language or datetime format.
--secondary Launches several instances of Skype at the same time. To run multiple accounts, you must specify the parameter --datapath
--shutdown Closes Skype processes, started without the parameter --secondary
--_='URI scheme' Launches Skype using parameters of the URI scheme skype: (for example, if you pass --_='skype:echo123?call&video=true', Skype will make a video call to the echo123 service).

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In addition to these, there are several other parameters, but I am not sure yet what they are intended for. Some of these parameters are given below:
  • --application-name
  • --auto-start
  • --migration

For Since the new Skype is developed on the basis of the Electron framework, users can use more than 1200 parameters that are available for Chromium. A complete list of these parameters can be found here: https://peter.sh/experiments/chromium-command-line-switches/

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How to run more than one account at a time?

For example, create a new shortcut for each account and specify the following path:
C:Program Files (x86)MicrosoftSkype for DesktopSkype.exe --secondary --datapath='F:SkypeNewLogin_1'
For a more convenient way, read How to run multiple Skype programs simultaneously or How to create a portable Skype for Windows.

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The article clearly does not contain all the information about the parameters in the new Skype, so I will periodically update the material. Also, I will be grateful for any comments and additions.