How to fax without a fax machine
Plenty of offices, clinics and government agencies still ask for documents by fax. If you don't have a fax machine, you have four options — and for a one-off fax, the quickest one doesn't involve leaving your desk.
Want to send one now? No account, no subscription — pay per page, charged only when the fax is delivered.
Send a fax1. An online fax service (quickest)
Upload your document on a website, type the fax number, and the service dials the recipient's fax machine for you. With TitusFax there's no account and no subscription: you pay per page, only once the fax is delivered. It works from a computer or a phone, any time of day.
2. A monthly online fax plan
If you fax every week, or you need to receive faxes, a monthly plan makes more sense: a set number of pages each month and a fax number of your own. TitusFax offers plans like this alongside pay-per-page sending.
3. A print, copy or shipping store
Many stores that print and ship documents will send a fax for you for a per-page fee. You'll need to bring the paper, and it only works during opening hours.
4. A library or your workplace
Some public libraries and many offices still have a fax machine. It's worth asking — though you'll be standing at the machine waiting for the confirmation page.
Which should you choose?
- A single fax, or one every now and then: an online pay-per-page service.
- Regular faxing, or you need to receive faxes: a monthly plan with your own fax number.
- No internet access, or the document only exists on paper and you can't scan it: a store or library.
Receiving a fax without a fax machine
To receive faxes you need a fax number. Online fax plans include one: faxes sent to it arrive in your account as PDFs you can preview, download and print, with an email each time one comes in.
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Updated September 27, 2026