SkypeLogView

SkypeLogView is a very light program that is meant to assist Skype users to be able to view log files that are created while using the Skype software in their PCs. Normally stored under the users Windows profile database folder, Skype logs include such information as outgoing and incoming calls, message conversations and the exchanged documents or files. SkypeLogView tries to assist as much as possible to help users view such logs by presenting an interface that is quite easy and very simple to navigate through.

Features

For users not familiar on how to start and go about it when they open the program, in most cases the SkypeLogView does automatically spot the logs. A very unique feature that is worth noting is the ability of the SkypeLogView to allow users to be able to only load or monitor records the user needs by defining the date or duration, with different to display both outgoing and incoming call logs, IM chats and the received and sent files. SkypeLogView’s main window offers users quite a number of details including the number of records, the type of activity and time, duration taken, user names, the particular message conversations, user names, the chats IDs and document names. Each and every log file can be used to create HTML reports or can be saved separately.

Comparison

It’s quite obvious that the SkypeLogView app impacts very minimal on the performance of the system resources. This is majorly contributed by its light nature. Users wishing to store logs on external devices for use on other machine can choose whichever items they wish to transfer from the list of logs, using the clip board, they can copy or just export the items into either html, text, csv or xml file formats. Users need not install the Skype app for them to use the SkypeLogView. All one needs are the initial logs on Skype; it doesn’t really matter if they are saved on the external storage devices. Ideally, in most PCs the Skype log records can be found under C drive, then Documents and settings and finally on the application data folder known as Data Skype which displays the Skype user’s name.

Conclusion

The SkypeLogView is really a useful freeware that gives the user the ability to view logs on their Skype accounts stored in their PCs in very few straight forward steps. There is usually no settings screen provided with the app, just a simple easy to use interface with dedicated alternatives to allow viewing log files details by duration and specific dates. The application can be downloaded free.