# How to Fax from an iPad (App or Safari) Fax from any iPad on iPadOS 15.5 or later with the FaxUp app, or from Safari at faxup.net. Scanning on a big screen, signing with Apple Pencil, and what to watch for. By [Dan Bayer](https://faxup.net/about) · Last updated: November 12, 2026 **To fax from an iPad, use the FaxUp app (it runs on iPad, iPadOS 15.5 or later) or open faxup.net/send in Safari, add the document, enter the fax number and send.** One fax is $2.99, any length. An iPad makes a comfortable fax machine: a full page fits on the screen at readable size, the camera doubles as a scanner, and Apple Pencil makes signing easy. The FaxUp app runs on iPad, and faxup.net works in Safari, so you can use either. ## With the FaxUp app FaxUp is a single App Store app for iPhone and iPad. It needs iPadOS 15.5 or later, and the latest version notes list improvements for iPad. 1. Install FaxUp from the App Store on the iPad and open it. 2. Start a fax. Scan paper with the camera, or pick a PDF or image from Files or Photos. 3. For scanning, lay the page on a dark surface and hold the iPad flat above it, with the light behind the page rather than behind you, so the iPad's shadow stays off the paper. 4. Review the pages at full size. Crop, rotate and reorder as needed. 5. Fill in and sign with **Fill & Sign**: type with the keyboard, draw the signature with a finger or Apple Pencil, add the date. 6. Enter the fax number and, if wanted, a cover page with a subject and message. 7. Send and pay for that one fax, or use a credit. The status updates until it says delivered. You can also share a PDF or photo to FaxUp from another app, such as Mail or Files, with the Share button. ## With Safari 1. Open [faxup.net/send](https://faxup.net/send). 2. Add files from Files, Photos or the camera: PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, JPEG, PNG or HEIC, up to 10 files of 25 MB each. 3. Check each page in the black-and-white preview. 4. Enter the number, add a cover page if you need one, and send. Safari suits a document that is already a file. For a paper form, the app's scanner gives cleaner pages; in a browser, the free [phone document scanner](https://faxup.net/scan) is the alternative. ## iPad-specific tips - **Keyboard case:** typing into forms is quicker on a hardware keyboard. The free [fill and sign PDF](https://faxup.net/sign-pdf) tool works in Safari if you prefer the browser. - **Big files:** scanned multi-page PDFs from an iPad camera can be large. Over 25 MB? Shrink it with [compress PDF](https://faxup.net/compress-pdf) first; the fax prints at fax resolution either way. - **iPhone and iPad together:** sign in with the same email on both and your credits and fax history are shared. Scan on one, check on the other. - **Abroad:** sending to the 62 countries FaxUp reaches works from Safari now and arrives in the app with version 2.2.0. See [international faxing](https://faxup.net/international-fax). The iPhone version of these steps, with more on scanning, is in the [iPhone fax guide](https://faxup.net/send-fax-from-iphone). Ready to send it? One fax is $2.99, any number of pages, with no subscription. You see every page as it will print before it goes, and a fax that can't be delivered gives its credit back. [Send a fax for $2.99](https://faxup.net/send)[Fax preview (free) →](https://faxup.net/fax-preview) Check on the iPad's big screen how every page will print on the other end. ## Questions ### Does FaxUp work on iPad? Yes. FaxUp is one app for iPhone and iPad on the App Store and needs iPadOS 15.5 or later. The latest release notes mention improvements on iPad. ### Can I fax from an iPad without installing anything? Yes. Open faxup.net/send in Safari, add a PDF, Word file or photo from Files or Photos, enter the fax number and send. It's the same account and credits as the app. ### Can I sign a form with Apple Pencil before faxing? Yes. In the app, Fill & Sign lets you draw a signature with your finger or Apple Pencil, type text and add the date. Some offices, including the IRS for Forms 2848 and 8821, require an ink signature on faxed forms, so check first. ### Does a Wi-Fi only iPad work? Yes. The fax is sent over the internet to our carrier, which places the call to the fax machine. The iPad needs a connection, not a phone line or cellular plan. ### How much does it cost? $2.99 for one fax of any length, no subscription. Credits never expire and come back if a fax can't be delivered. ## Related guides - [Fax a PDF from the Files appFax a PDF or Word file saved in Files, iCloud Drive, Google Drive or Dropbox from your iPhone: share it to the FaxUp app, or pick it in Safari at faxup.net. No printing.](https://faxup.net/fax-pdf-from-iphone-files) - [Sign and fax from an iPhoneSign a PDF on your iPhone with FaxUp's Fill & Sign and fax it in one go, and know when the office needs a pen signature on paper instead (the IRS does for some forms).](https://faxup.net/sign-and-fax-from-iphone) - [Fax an email attachmentGot a form by email and the office wants it by fax? Send the attachment from iPhone Mail or Gmail straight to the FaxUp app or faxup.net, without printing it.](https://faxup.net/fax-email-attachment-from-iphone) - [Fax confirmation and proof of deliveryWhat a fax transmission report shows, how to get FaxUp's delivery report PDF on your iPhone or Android phone, and what it does and doesn't prove when an office says it never got your fax.](https://faxup.net/fax-confirmation) ## Sources - [Apple App Store: FaxUp - Send Fax From Phone (iPad support, minimum iPadOS, version notes)](https://apps.apple.com/app/faxup-send-fax-from-phone/id6477722416) - [FaxUp: how to send a fax from an iPhone](https://faxup.net/send-fax-from-iphone) - [FaxUp pricing](https://faxup.net/pricing) Outside sources were checked on November 12, 2026. Something wrong or out of date? Email [support@faxup.net](mailto:support@faxup.net). --- Source: https://faxup.net/fax-from-ipad (Markdown copy of the page; the HTML page is canonical).