---
title: "Send a PDF as a fax"
description: "Fax a document to a US or Canadian number from the editor, with an optional cover page. Which plans include fax pages, fax packs, and refunds on failure."
url: https://help.pdfbetter.com/sharing/fax-pdf-online/
collection: "Sharing & delivery"
section: "Sending"
updated: 2026-10-18
publisher: "PDFBetter (AI Generated Inc.)"
---

# Send a PDF as a fax

> Click **Done** → **Fax**, enter a US or Canadian **Fax number**, add a cover page if you want, and click **Send fax**. Business includes 50 pages a month; anyone can buy a **Fax pages pack** (50 pages for $6).

- Counts toward: Fax pages

1. **Open Fax**: In the editor, click **Done** → **Fax**. The dialog is **Send as fax**.
2. **Enter the number**: Type a 10-digit **Fax number**. US and Canada only; the dialog confirms **Sending to …**.
3. **Add a cover page**: Turn on **Add a cover page** and fill in **To (name)**, **From (name)**, **Subject** and **Note**. It adds one page.
4. **Check the page count**: The dialog shows how many pages will be sent and how many you have left.
5. **Send**: Click **Send fax**. You'll see **Fax queued**; delivery usually takes a few minutes.

Track it under **Recent faxes** in the same dialog: **Queued**, **Sending**, **Delivered**, **Failed** or **Canceled**. Click refresh to update.

## Pages and packs

| Per month | No account | Free | Pro | Business |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fax pages | — | — | — | 50 |

"Unlimited" is subject to fair use; "—" means not included.

- A **Fax pages pack** adds 50 pages for $6 that never expire. Buy it in [Plan & usage](https://pdfbetter.com/app/settings/billing/) under **Credits**.
- Pack pages are used after your monthly pages run out.
- Pages are counted only once the fax is accepted. If it fails, the pages are refunded, monthly pages and pack pages alike.
- Faxes are sent flattened. Like a download, the first copy of each version also counts as one edited-document download.

> **"Fax isn’t available yet":** If PDFBetter's fax provider isn't connected, the dialog says so and nothing is charged. Download the PDF or email it instead.

## Limitations

- Only US and Canadian numbers. International faxing isn't supported yet.
- Sending only. PDFBetter doesn't give you a fax number to receive faxes.
- Faxing needs a free account.

### It says "Not enough fax pages left for this document".

The document (plus any cover page) has more pages than you have. Buy a pack, remove pages, or [split the document](https://help.pdfbetter.com/convert-organize/split-pdf-extract-pages/).

### The fax failed. Was I charged?

No. Failed faxes refund their pages automatically.

## Related articles

- [Email a PDF to someone from PDFBetter](https://help.pdfbetter.com/sharing/email-pdf-from-pdfbetter.md): Click Done → Share, open the Email PDF tab, enter up to 10 addresses in To, add a subject and message if you like, and click Send PDF. Each recipient counts as one of your plan's emails sent with documents.
- [Share a PDF with a link](https://help.pdfbetter.com/sharing/create-share-link.md): In the editor, click Done → Share, pick what people can do (Can view, Can comment, Can fill or Can edit), set expiry, password and download options, then click Create link and Copy link.
- [Publish a PDF at a fixed web address (hosted PDF)](https://help.pdfbetter.com/sharing/hosted-pdf-link.md): In Share, open the Hosted PDF tab, set expiry, password and download options, and click Publish PDF link. The link always shows the version you published, even after you edit the document. It uses one download from your plan.
- [What happens when you reach a monthly limit](https://help.pdfbetter.com/account-billing/monthly-limits-and-credit-packs.md): When you use up a monthly allowance, PDFBetter stops before the task and offers to wait for the reset, buy a Day Pass or upgrade. For AI credits and fax pages you can also buy a pack that never expires.
- [Split a PDF or extract pages](https://help.pdfbetter.com/convert-organize/split-pdf-extract-pages.md): Open Split PDF, choose Custom ranges, Every N pages, Each page or By file size, and click Split PDF. To pull a few pages into one new file, use Extract pages instead. Both run in your browser.

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Source: https://help.pdfbetter.com/sharing/fax-pdf-online/ · PDFBetter Help Center · Last checked against the product 2026-10-18. Questions: support@pdfbetter.com