Download Skype video messages

[Vincor]

Ever wanted to keep a copy of a video message you got (or sent) through Skype?

It is actually not so hard to get it manually, but here is a script that does it automatically.

Before you try it, please note:

• the script has been tested on Skype v.7.x, running on Windows 7, but can be easily modified to work with Skype versions for Windows 8.x (or so I read). I have no Windows 8.x machine, and do not intend to change the script to support it until further notice.
• the URLs found in the Skype database are dynamic, and get invalidated after a while (within the hour in my experience). To get valid URLs in the database, open Skype and play the video messages you want to download. Once it starts playing within Skype, the link should be valid again. Try running the script after that.
• if the script takes a while to start, it could be because it didn't find sqlite3.dll, and will download it. If you want it to start without delay, put a copy of sqlite3.dll where the script can find it, e.g. in the same folder as the script.
• if you have more than one Skype user saved under your profile folder (@UserProfileDir & "AppDataRoamingSkype"), the script will go through all of them. Once again, only valid links will be downloaded.

 

DownloadSkypeVideoMessages.au3

Edited April 3, 2015 by Vincor