How To Fax On Mac

Apple’s Mac computer lineup, whether it’s the base model Mac Mini or the mighty MacBook Pro, always come packed with the latest and greatest tech. Take the MacBook Air I’m writing this on as an example: the newest Apple Silicon chip, Touch ID, and of course – it can send faxes too. That last part is essential to any new Apple product, and I’m surprised Tim Cook doesn’t ever mention it on stage during a product launch.

All jokes aside, whilst each new kinda-similar-to-last-year Apple release is marketed as a revolution to the point where it sounds like they’re just making stuff up (what the heck is a 16-core Neural Engine anyway?), there are some things which we just can’t leave behind yet. Faxing is one of those things, fax machines are still the beating hearts that pump information around industries like healthcare and insurance. We all got rid of our fax machines back in the 90s, but we still need to be able to send and receive faxes.

Luckily, you can use any device in the Mac lineup as a fax machine. Read on for a complete guide on how to fax from your Mac in a variety of ways – and whilst that might feel like only going 5 miles per hour in a Lamborghini, if you already have use of a Mac, then it’s the cheapest and easiest way to send faxes. You can do it in a variety of ways, and this guide will cover the methods below:

• Fax from Mac using fax apps
• Fax from Mac using an email-to-fax service
• Fax from Mac using an online fax service
• Fax from Mac using a free web faxing service

Receive and Send Faxes From Your Mac Using a Fax App

One of the best ways to fax from a Mac is by using a fax app for iPhone. That might sound crazy at first, but remember – the best iPhone app developers optimize their apps for Macs (macOS) too, and you can download iPhone apps onto your Mac.

This is my favourite way to fax from my Mac for a few reasons – firstly, you can then also fax from your iPhone if you don’t have your Mac handy, or vice versa. Secondly, if you’ve got a great fax app which you like using and have already subscribed to, why use something else just because you’re on your Mac? And third, you can fax and send documents from both devices, whichever device you happen to be using – iCloud storage and iPhone Mirroring mean there’s nothing on your iPhone which you can’t do from your Mac. Using a fax app gives you more flexibility and choice.

The best choice is Municorn’s Fax App – it’s a mainstay in the top Apple Business charts, and has a rating average of over 4.8/5 with 329,000 reviews at the time of writing. This fax software works amazingly on iPhone, and is just as easy to use on a Mac. The best part is that Municorn offers a cheap, flexible subscription that includes unlimited faxing – no sneaky extra charges, ever!

There are two ways you can use this fax app to fax from a Mac:

1. Download the app to your Mac using Apple’s App Store
2. Use iPhone mirroring from your Mac if you have the app installed on your iPhone

1. Downloading the fax app to your Mac

• Download the app

To get the best fax app installed onto your Mac, follow the link or search “Municorn fax app” in the App Store on your Mac. Once installed, it will look and feel similar to the iPhone app, but you’ll be able to use it directly from your Mac.

• Get your fax number

If you want to send and receive faxes, the app allows you to easily set up a fax number in any region of your choice before you start faxing. You’ll see the menu of all available area codes once you’re getting set up – just choose the area code that works for you, you don’t have to be in the area you choose.

You can then choose your number from the available options – as you can see, there are many to choose from in all regions.

When your fax number is ready, it will appear on screen, and is easily accessible and shareable from your inbox page in the app.

• Prepare your fax

Navigate to the ‘New Fax’ homepage, which allows you to add a recipient’s fax number, upload images or documents to fax, add a cover page, and hit send when you’re ready.

The best part about using a fax app is that you can take a photo, use iCloud, or use any other app to upload documents that you need to send as a fax. So whether you’re scanning a physical document with the app from your iPhone, or using Google Docs / Microsoft Word / Apple’s productivity apps from your Mac to prepare documents, you can simply upload them all straight into the app, making the faxing process effortless and eliminating the need for any additional equipment.

• Review your fax and hit send

This is a good chance to check the recipient’s fax number and add your fax pages and cover page. Before you send your fax, you can preview the fax, and get information from the app about how long the fax will take to send. Each page usually takes around a minute or two to fax, so this helps you know when your recipient can expect their delivery.

Once your fax has sent, your app (on both your Mac or your iPhone) will receive a notification – this means you can hit send, and then leave your Mac if you want to go and do something else – the notification will come through on your phone!

2. Use iPhone Mirroring to send faxes

iPhone Mirroring was introduced in 2024 by Apple, and allows you to control your iPhone from your Mac. If you ever need to fax a file or a picture that’s on your phone, and you don’t have iCloud turned on for photos, then iPhone Mirroring lets you use your Mac to open the fax app on your iPhone and send the fax directly from your Mac without picking your iPhone up.

To fax from your Mac using this method, launch iPhone Mirroring from your desktop and follow the same steps as above!

Using An Email-To-Fax Service From Your Mac

A lot of people prefer to use their Mac instead of their phone for emails. If you’re somebody who prefers to keep everything on your email account, and doesn’t want to use a fax app, then you can receive and send faxes straight from your email inbox with a service like EveryFax.

EveryFax converts emails that you send into faxes, and faxes that you receive into emails, channeling everything through your regular email service, making it really easy to fax from your Mac. This method is great for people who are used to emailing and want to keep that convenience. Another great advantage of this is that EveryFax’s HIPAA-compliant systems are more much secure than a regular email account, and so you benefit from the increased security that faxing offers, without having to actually use a fax machine.

Here’s how to do it:

1. Create a new email as usual, but instead of typing in an email address in the ‘To’ box, enter the recipient’s fax number, adding@send.everyfax.com after it.
2. Include the documents you want to send as a fax by attaching them to the email. Attach all the documents which you want to be faxed – they will be sent as fax pages in the order you attach them. EveryFax can convert over 200 different digital file formats into fax pages, all you need to do is send them as part of your email – no need to convert or scan files!
3. Send the email – EveryFax handles the rest. They’ll digitally convert your email attachments into fax pages, and send it to the fax number provided. After a few minutes, you’ll receive an email confirmation that the fax has delivered.

If you want your faxes and emails to all be in one place, a fax service like EveryFax might be the best solution for you. It lets you keep your full email workflow, but offers the HIPAA compliance, security and reassurance that a top fax service provides.

Using An Online Fax Service From Your Mac

Many companies offer an online fax service from your desktop browser, which allows Mac users to fax from anywhere with an internet connection. These online services offer full fax functionality from a browser like Safari or Chrome, making them a way to easily send faxes not just from your Mac, but from any Mac computer you log into. Here’s a few of my favorites:

eFax

eFax is one of the world’s biggest digital faxing providers, offering everything from individual subscriptions for personal faxing, to helping some of the world’s largest companies with their online faxing. eFax’s services allow you to fax from a Mac using a variety of options – whether that’s by using an app, using their email-to-fax service, or by using their web portal.

The process is simple – log in to your account and you’ll be able to choose a fax number, and then you can start your first fax by selecting the ‘Send Faxes’ option shown in the menu below.

You can then follow the instructions to attach your documents and and a cover page, and enter the fax number you want to send to.

What I like about eFax:

• eFax has a huge range of platforms to access it from – apps for iPhones or Android devices, a web platform, and email-to-fax, meaning you don’t just need a Mac to use it.
• eFax is super secure, going beyond the standard encryption and security measures other HIPAA compliant services use by offering features like ISO 27001 certification.

What I don’t like about eFax:

• eFax’s individual plans aren’t as good as other online fax service providers, with the basic plan only offering 30 pages per month, whereas Municorn’s fax app offers unlimited faxing as standard.
• The user interface of the apps and web service feels a bit “Windows 95”, which gives the impression that eFax is more focused on providing corporate solutions to businesses than it is on offering a good individual user experience.

Fax.Plus

Fax.Plus is another top online fax service which supports faxing from Mac computers via web browsers, email, or with a mobile app. Fax.Plus allows you to create a free account to try it before you buy it, and overall feels like a very premium experience targeted more at individuals than eFax – standing out with features like a helpful YouTube channel which covers any faxing questions individuals might have.

The easiest way to fax from Mac with Fax.Plus is by using the web browser service, which has a simple and intuitive layout and is easy to use. If you’re struggling however, their YouTube channel can talk you through the process.

What I like about Fax.Plus:

• Fax.Plus’ support and customer service feels above and beyond a lot of other providers.
• The app and web service is very well designed, and matches the look and feel of Mac computers in general.

What I don’t like about Fax.Plus:

• The pricing is a bit sneaky – you have a page numbers limit with any package, but what Fax.Plus don’t mention is that if 1 page takes longer than a minute to send, then you will be charged for 2 pages. This means you could burn through your page allowance pretty fast if the service is slow.

Using A Free Online Fax Service From Your Mac

Faxing, being one of the most reliable and secure means of sending a document that exists, is rarely ever free. However, there are a few options for very limited and truly free online faxing which you can use from your Mac.

• GotFreeFax

GotFreeFax is a web service that allows users to send 2 free faxes per day within the US and Canada only. All you need to do is click onto the website, fill in the details and attach your files to fax. There’s no sign-up required and the service is reliable, however with very limited file formats and a pretty mid-level quality of fax documents, this isn’t a great service for faxing anything important.

• FaxZero

FaxZero is a similar free service which offers 5 free faxes per day for Mac users – more than GotFreeFax. It works the same way, with no requirement to pay or sign up to anything – simply click on the website and go from there.

Despite being free, both of these options are limited in terms of fax pages. More importantly, free faxing services are typically much lower in quality, and don’t offer the security and data privacy that any other service offers. If you’re faxing anything important from your Mac, you will want to consider a different option that we’ve covered above.

Fax From Mac

To get started with our favourite way to fax from your Mac, download Municorn’s Fax App today!