Fax guides
How to send a fax from the phone, computer or email account you already have, and what to know before you do.
From your phone or computer
- How to fax from an iPhone
Send a fax from your iPhone's browser: photograph the pages or pick a PDF, enter the number, pay once. No app to install and no trial to cancel.
- How to fax from an Android phone
Send a fax from your Android phone's browser: photograph the pages or pick a PDF, enter the number, pay once. No app or subscription needed.
- How to fax from an iPad
Send a fax from your iPad in Safari: photograph the pages or pick a PDF, enter the fax number, pay once. No fax app or subscription needed.
- How to fax from a Mac
Send a fax from your Mac's browser: save the document as a PDF, enter the fax number, pay once. No fax modem, app or subscription needed.
- Send a fax online from your computer
Fax a PDF from your computer's browser to any US or Canadian fax number. No software, no account, no subscription. See the price before you pay.
From email and files
- How to fax from your email
Gmail and Outlook can't send a fax on their own. How to fax a document you received by email, from your phone or computer, in about a minute.
- How to fax from Gmail
Gmail has no fax button. How to fax an email attachment or a Google Doc from Gmail on your phone or computer, without an account or subscription.
- How to fax from Outlook
Outlook can't send a fax on its own. How to fax an Outlook attachment or a Word document from your computer or phone in a couple of minutes.
- How to fax a PDF
Fax a PDF online: enter the fax number, add the PDF, pay once. Up to 30 pages, with a delivery receipt. Works from a computer, iPhone or Android.
- What to put on a fax cover sheet
What goes on a fax cover sheet (to, from, date, pages, subject, a note) and how to add one to your fax here, filled in for you.
Good to know
- How to send a fax
How to send a fax from a fax machine, and how to send one online from your phone or computer when you don't have one. Step by step.
- How to fax without a fax machine
No fax machine and no landline needed: upload a PDF or photo, enter the fax number and it is delivered to the recipient's machine. Pay per fax.
- Send a one-time fax
Need to send a single fax? Pay once for that fax, with no account, no free trial and nothing to cancel. Not delivered means not charged.
- Free fax online: what's actually free
Can you fax online for free? What free fax services usually limit, when paying a little is worth it, and how to send one fax without a subscription.
- Where to send a fax near you
Places that send faxes (shipping and office supply stores, some libraries), what to bring, and how to send a fax from your phone instead.
- Can you fax at Staples, FedEx Office, The UPS Store or Office Depot?
Yes: Staples, FedEx Office and Office Depot OfficeMax have self-service faxing in store, and The UPS Store offers it too. How it works, and the alternative.
- Is faxing secure?
How secure a fax is, where the real risks are (wrong numbers, shared machines, stored copies) and what happens to your document when you fax it from here.