Fax a PDF online
How to fax a PDF online
Already have the document as a PDF? You do not need to print it first or find a fax machine. Upload the PDF to FaxyFox, arrange the pages if you need to, enter the recipient's fax number, and send it through the fax network.
Your PDF is already ready to fax
A PDF is a digital document already. There is no reason to print it just to feed it into a machine that will turn it back into a digital signal. FaxyFox takes the file you have and sends its pages through the fax network for you.
Your PDF
FaxyFox
Fax network
Recipient
No printing. No scanning it back in. No fax machine.
How to fax a PDF
Four steps, all in the browser.
STEP 1
Upload your PDF
Choose the file from your phone, tablet or computer.
STEP 2
Arrange the pages
Review them and put them in the order the recipient should read them.
STEP 3
Enter the fax number
The destination fax number, including its area code.
STEP 4
Send and track it
Submit the fax and watch its delivery status from your account.
Sending more than one PDF?
You can add pages from several PDFs to the same fax. Review and arrange them before sending, so the recipient gets them in the order you intended.
This is the normal case more often than not: a form, a signed attachment and the supporting paperwork usually arrive as three separate files.
One fax can contain pages from more than one uploaded file.
PDFs and images can go together
Paperwork does not always arrive in one format. The form might be a PDF while the signature page is a photo you took on your phone. FaxyFox lets you add both, then arrange everything into a single fax.
PDF form
Signed photo
One fax
Where is my PDF?
If somebody emailed you the PDF or you downloaded a form from a website, it is already on your device or in cloud storage.
Email attachment
Save or download the attachment first, then pick it when you upload.
Downloads
A PDF saved from a website is usually sitting in your Downloads folder.
Files and folders
Use your device's normal file picker to find PDFs stored locally.
Cloud storage
Open or save the file to your device so it can be selected for upload.
Do I need to print the PDF first?
No. If you already have the document as a PDF, printing it and scanning it again only adds steps and makes the pages worse. Upload the original.
The old way
PDF
Print it
Find a fax machine
With FaxyFox
PDF
Send
Should I add a fax cover page?
Optional, but useful when the recipient needs to know who the fax is from, who it is for, or what the attached documents are about. FaxyFox can add one before you send.
What happens to the PDF when it is faxed?
The recipient does not get your PDF as an email attachment. FaxyFox uses the document's pages to send a fax over the fax network to the number you entered.
If that number belongs to a traditional fax machine, the pages may be printed there. If it belongs to an online fax service, the recipient reads them through that service instead.
Sending a PDF to the IRS? See our guide to faxing IRS forms and responses →What if my PDF has a lot of pages?
Each fax page uses one faxing credit, and new accounts start with 20 free ones — so your first 20 pages cost nothing. Individual uploads can be up to 45 MB each.
After that, 20 more credits are $1.99. No subscription required.
Upload my PDF
How long does it take to fax a PDF?
Faxing is not email. The document goes page by page over the fax network, so delivery commonly takes several minutes.
Longer documents take more time, and a busy destination or a connection retry can stretch it further. Once the fax is submitted, FaxyFox keeps working on it in the background.
Faxing the PDF from your phone?
You can upload a PDF from your phone's browser too. For help finding files, scanning paper, or sending from an iPhone or Android, we wrote a separate guide.
Fax PDF online FAQ
Credit packs work fine for the occasional long document. If it is a routine part of your month, the $8.99 unlimited plan covers sending and receiving without buying pages. See unlimited faxing.
Yes. Upload the PDF to FaxyFox, enter the destination fax number, and FaxyFox handles the fax transmission for you.
No. If you already have the PDF, printing it and scanning it back in only adds steps and loses quality. Upload the original file.
Yes. You can add pages from several PDFs and arrange them before sending, so the recipient gets one fax rather than three.
Yes. PDFs and supported image files can go into the same fax, and you arrange all the pages together before sending.
Yes. Reorder or remove pages so they arrive exactly as you intended.
Yes. FaxyFox works from a mobile browser. See the iPhone and Android walkthrough.
No. You send the fax to their fax number, not to an inbox.
You can get one from FaxyFox and read incoming faxes in your account, with no fax machine. See how receiving works.
Usually several minutes. Longer documents, a busy destination or a connection retry can make it take longer.
Eligible failed fax transmissions have their faxing credits returned automatically.
Never. Crooked scans, giant margins, weird fonts — Faxy has seen things. He just sends the fax.
Nope. Faxy’s job is delivery, not snooping. He grabs the PDF, sends it on its way, and minds his own faxing business.
Ready to fax your PDF?
Upload your PDF, enter the fax number, and let FaxyFox handle the fax part.