How-To Guide

How to Receive a Fax Online
Without a Fax Machine

Get your own fax number and receive faxes directly to your email or web portal. No hardware needed — set up in minutes.

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Receiving faxes online eliminates the need for a physical fax machine, dedicated phone line, and paper supplies. With usfax.com, you get a real US fax number that delivers incoming faxes directly to your email as PDF attachments — or you can view them in your secure web portal. Here is how to set it up in four simple steps.

Step-by-step instructions

Follow these four steps to start receiving faxes online today.

1

Sign up for usfax.com

Create a free account at usfax.com. No credit card is required to start your 7 day free trial. The signup process takes less than a minute.

2

Choose your fax number

Select a local fax number with your preferred area code or choose a toll-free number. Your number is activated instantly and ready to receive faxes.

3

Share your fax number

Give your new fax number to anyone who needs to send you faxes — doctors, clients, vendors, insurance companies, or government agencies.

4

Receive faxes by email or portal

Incoming faxes arrive as PDF attachments in your email inbox. You can also view, download, and manage all received faxes from the usfax.com web portal.

Tips & best practices

Set up email filters to organize incoming faxes into a dedicated folder
Use a toll-free number if you receive faxes from clients nationwide
Enable email notifications so you never miss an incoming fax
Download and save important faxes for your records
Share your fax number on business cards, websites, and forms

Frequently asked questions

No. With usfax.com, you receive faxes directly to your email inbox or secure web portal. No fax machine, phone line, or special hardware is needed.

You can choose a local US fax number with your preferred area code or a toll-free fax number. Both work for receiving faxes from any sender.

You can start receiving faxes within minutes of signing up. Once you choose your fax number, it is active immediately and ready to receive incoming faxes.

Received faxes are delivered as PDF attachments to your email. You can also view, download, and manage them from your usfax.com web portal.

Yes. Since faxes are delivered to your email, you can receive and view them on any device — computer, phone, or tablet — wherever you have email access.

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