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https://webrtc.org/ "WebRTC is a free, open project that provides browsers and mobile applications with Real-Time Communications (RTC) capabilities via simple APIs. The WebRTC components have been optimized to best serve this purpose."

You can host it yourself, internal, inside of your firewall if you're that security paranoid.

There are also solutions hosted by other people if you don't want to deal with that:

https://appear.in/

https://opentokrtc.com/

https://talky.io/

If you have modern browsers at both sides of the connection (supporting webrtc: http://caniuse.com/#feat=rtcpe...), there are many online sites that require no account setup or anything else, and where a connection can be done by clicking a link. No plugins required.

It needs a separate channel e.g. chat to set it up (where you can send your communication partner the link, or ask them to talk via the webrtc), but it works.

https://talky.io/
https://appear.in/
https://meet.jit.si/
https://apprtc.appspot.com/

Let it die, stop using it!!

It is only used because "other" people use it, no one like it... stop using it and let it die, everyone will win.

Now with webrtc, the standard for chat is webchat, with FULL video, audio support. Just use the build in "firefox hello", https://appear.in/ , https://apprtc.webrtc.org/ , https://talky.io/ , https://www.voicechatapi.com/ or https://meet.jit.si/ and you will never need skype again . If you need a client with a full "friend list", you can use plain old irc or jabber and send the link, or simply use jitsi and use it as you usually use skype... all free, all working

Again, stop using skype and use open standards

Talky seems to screen share in Firefox without an extension, but in Chromium it wants to install one.

It seems to have varied levels of support right now.

With a modern browser that supports it?

Try Talky

Here's a WebRTC support matrix by the people building Talky. Chrome is listed has having pretty good support for WebRTC.

I've been impressed with talky.io for quick video chats. Can even do screensharing on Chrome and Firefox. http://talky.io/
Also work in a small company with lots of traveling to and fro, and it works well without any software install required.

http://talky.io/

As long as you have a computer with a mic/camera, it's nearly bulletproof. No users, no passwords, just a "room name" where you meet.

https://talky.io/ AFAICT is a fully free software video chat system. Have you used it? Would you recommend it to others?

It uses http://simplewebrtc.com/.