Fax.Live offers free digital faxing to new users. We believe you should be able to try online fax services before you buy. We’re confident you’ll find Fax.Live is easy to use and well worth its affordable subscription price.
What you need to know about our free faxing service:
- Your first fax is free.
- We require an email address and payment method (explained in the guide below).
- Low-cost monthly subscription is cancellable at any time.
How to Fax Something for Free
Fax.Live offers a free trial, which is perfect for one-time users who need to send only a single fax. For frequent users, we offer low-cost subscriptions that come with:
- Cloud storage for faxed documents
- A free personal fax number for inbound faxes
- An optional fax cover page for your documents
- An fax reporting dashboard with all sent and received faxes
- Email notifications when new faxes are received
Select the “Get Started for Free” button.
Get StartedFollow the prompts to click and drag or click to upload your PDF. Enter your recipient’s fax number. Optionally, you may include a free cover sheet. When you’ve finished preparing your fax, select Send fax.
This is where you’ll create your free account. Follow the prompts to enter your first name, last name and password. Then, add your credit card or other payment information.
Quick Hits About Free Internet Faxing
Do you offer free faxing or a free fax trial? You can get a free fax trial with Fax.Live. Try out our online fax service and get your first fax for free on us.
Do I need special equipment to fax for free? No, faxing for free online doesn’t require any special equipment. You don’t need a fax machine or anything other than a laptop or desktop, smartphone, or tablet that’s connected to the internet. Get started.
How many documents may I fax for free? You can try Fax.Live by faxing one free document online. Your free fax can be sent to anyone with a valid US fax number, and it doesn’t matter how many pages are in the document.
Guide to Fax.Live’s Free Trial for Sending Faxes
How do you fax for free over the internet?
Fax.Live is the best way to fax over the internet without needing a fax machine or a phone line. With our digital fax service, your first fax is completely free. Upload a PDF of the document that you want to fax, follow the prompts, and we’ll handle the faxing. If you like Fax.Live’s convenient online faxing, we offer affordable subscription plans for unlimited online faxing.
Is Fax.Live an app?
No, Fax.Live is not an app but it does work on your smartphone! By using a web browser of your choice, head to the Fax.Live website and log into your account. From your phone, you can send and receive faxes the same way you would on your desktop computer. No downloads or apps required! Fax from Android and fax from iPhone.
Why do we require you to create an account?
We require a working email address to send confirmations of your sent and received faxes. This also helps us protect potential abuse or misuse through Fax.Live.
Do you offer a free fax no credit card required option?
Yes, Fax.Live accepts alternative payment options like Google Pay and Cash App Pay. You do not need a credit card to send faxes if you use Google Pay or Cash App. Fax.Live is a subscription service with both monthly and annual billing options. A Fax.Live subscription will include your own personal fax number!
Why do we require a credit card or payment method for a free fax account?
We won’t charge you for your first fax, but we ask for a credit card or verified payment method for a couple of reasons. Fax.Live is a subscription fax service, intended for people and businesses that need to send and receive faxes online regularly. Lastly, requiring our customers to attach a credit card or payment method to their account helps to ensure that they’ll use Fax.Live for legitimate purposes.
What’s the best free internet electronic fax service?
That’s our goal, to be the best electronic (online) fax service, which is why we invite you to send or receive one free fax. Why aren’t we 100% free after the free trial period? Like many of our customers, we are a business with employees and overhead costs. More importantly, the monthly subscription comes with significant benefits. You get to send and receive faxes without worrying about per-page charges ($1 and up from some fax-near-me type services), plus you get your own dedicated, unique fax number. If you’re considering a free fax sending service, ask them two questions before you entrust them with your important messages: What do they do with your data? Are your faxes free of advertising and watermarks? Fax.Live doesn’t share or sell your data, and we do not include our own copyrights or watermarks on your sent and received communications.
We want your feedback. Contact us at Fax.Live with questions, suggestions, and concerns.
Do you require special facsimile software or hardware?
Fax.Live is computer software-free, meaning our service is cloud-based. You do not need to download and install software on your computer. As far as hardware goes, this is a fax-by-computer service, which means you’ll need a PC or laptop. It also works with a smartphone or tablet that’s connected to the internet.
What may I fax from my computer for free?
You may fax documents or papers that are in the PDF format. Do you need help converting a document to PDF? Visit PDF.Live, our sibling site for free conversions.
Does Fax.Live store my faxes for free?
Yes, Fax.Live has online cloud-based storage for your sent and received faxes. This means you can view and download all of the documents that you’ve sent and received using Fax.Live. Learn how cloud-based faxing works.
Can I add a cover sheet to my fax for free?
Yes, Fax.Live can add a free fax cover sheet to any document you fax. We offer the option to insert the cover sheet before the first page of your fax. Learn more about free fax cover sheets here.
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