If you're part of the Skype Insider program, you'll also get support for add-ins. You can pull in animated GIFs from Giphy, for example, or send money to cover last night's dinner.

There are a slew of other, sometimes subtler upgrades, including customizable themes, a more flexible chat list (such as pinning favorites) and easier drag-and-drop file sharing up to 300MB. Really, this update is about dragging Skype's desktop client into the modern era -- it's an acknowledgment that Microsoft has to compete with the likes of Facebook Messenger, iMessage and Hangouts, wherever you happen to use them.