How to fax from your phone without a fax machine

At a glance

• No subscription, no account. You pay once per fax, through the App Store or Google Play.
• No fax machine. Your phone scans the pages, and ClearFax sends them over the fax network.
• A second try is included. If a send fails, your purchase is not used up. Every purchase includes at least two attempts.
• A receipt PDF. When the fax goes through, you get a receipt with the fax network's result.
• Send only. ClearFax cannot take incoming faxes and does not give you a fax number.

What you need

• An iPhone, iPad or Android phone with ClearFax installed.
• The pages, on paper or as PDFs or images in Files.
• The recipient's fax number.

No fax machine, no phone line, no subscription.

Steps

1. Scan pages with the camera, or import PDFs and images from Files.
2. Reorder or remove pages.
3. Enter the fax number, or pick it from Contacts. ClearFax checks the number before you pay.
4. Check the pages and the price, then send.
5. Follow the fax network's status as it sends.
6. When it goes through, a receipt PDF lands in your history.

How paying works

• You pay once for each fax you send.
• You see the price before you pay.
• The price depends on the number of pages, not on the destination country.
• Each fax can have up to 50 pages, plus a cover page.
• The cover page is included and never billed.

If a fax fails

• If the fax network reports a failed or partial send, your purchase is not used up.
• Every purchase includes at least two attempts. The app shows the exact number before you pay.
• You can fix the fax number and resend at no extra charge.
• A resend uses the same pages you paid for.
• If every attempt fails, the purchase ends and the app shows your job ID.

The receipt

Every fax that goes through gets a receipt PDF. It shows the destination, page count, when it was sent and completed, the fax network's result, and a support code. Share it, print it, or file it.

A successful send means the fax network reported the transmission complete, not that a person read or accepted it.

Good to know

• Faxes are sent in black and white.
• ClearFax works on iPhone, iPad and Android phones.
• It sends to the US, Canada and other supported countries.
• It only sends. It cannot take incoming faxes and does not give you a fax number.
• Faxing a government office? See the guides for Social Security, IRS Form SS-4, IRS Form 2848 and California EDD.

Questions

Do I need a subscription to fax from my phone?

Not with ClearFax. There is no subscription. You pay once for each fax you send, and you see the price before you pay.

Do I need an account?

No. ClearFax has no account, no sign-up and no login.

What decides the price?

The number of pages. The destination country does not change the price. The cover page is included and never billed.

Can I get faxes on my phone with ClearFax?

No. ClearFax only sends faxes. It cannot take incoming faxes and does not give you a fax number.

How do I know the fax went through?

You follow the fax network's status as it sends, and a receipt PDF lands in your history when it goes through. A successful send means the fax network reported the transmission complete, not that a person read or accepted it.