How to Send a Fax Without a Fax Machine

Need to fax a document but don’t have a fax machine? You don’t need one — and you don’t need a phone line either. If you have Google Chrome, you can send a fax online in under a minute, and your first 20 pages are free.

Here’s exactly how to do it.

What you’ll need

Google Chrome on any computer (Windows, Mac, Linux, or a Chromebook)
A Google account to sign in
Your document as a PDF, JPG, or PNG
The recipient’s fax number

That’s it. No fax machine, no phone line, no printing, and no credit card to get started.

Step 1: Install the Browserfax extension

Open the Browserfax page on the Chrome Web Store and click Add to Chrome. The extension installs in a couple of seconds and adds a small icon next to your address bar.

Click the Browserfax icon and sign in with your Google account. That single tap creates your account and gives you 20 free pages — no forms to fill out and no credit card required.

Step 3: Upload your document

Click Send Fax and choose the file you want to send — PDF, JPG, or PNG. Sending a contract with several attachments? Select multiple files and Browserfax merges them into one fax automatically, in the order you choose.

Your documents are processed locally in your browser and encrypted in transit and at rest, and they aren’t kept longer than needed for transmission.

Step 4: Enter the fax number and send

Type the recipient’s fax number, double-check it, and hit Send. Browserfax shows the real status of every fax — Queued → Sending → Delivered — so you’ll know the moment it arrives. And if a fax fails, your pages are automatically refunded, so you never pay for a fax that didn’t go through.

How much does it cost?

20 free pages when you sign up — enough for the occasional form or contract.
One-time page packs if you need more: $4 for 25 pages, $11 for 100, or $49 for 1,000. Packs never expire and there’s no subscription needed to send.
Monthly plans ($8 or $16/mo) if faxing is part of your routine — these also include your own US fax number with unlimited incoming faxes.

Why fax online instead of hunting down a fax machine?

A fax machine needs a phone line, toner, paper, and a place to live. Driving to a print shop or library means paying per page and standing in line — for a document that’s already sitting on your computer.

Faxing from a Chrome extension keeps it simple: the button is always one click away in the browser you already use, sign-in is your existing Google account, and the document never needs to be printed. It also works for faxes to 50+ countries, not just the US.

For the rare-but-important faxes most of us send — insurance forms, medical paperwork, IRS and government documents — that’s the whole job.

Ready to try it? Add Browserfax to Chrome and send your first fax free.