Receive your digital fax-to-email on your printer(s) automatically

Check out the best digital fax providers and how to connect to Automatic Email Manager

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1. Introduction


Fax machines may seem like relics of the past, but they still have a loyal fan base who appreciate the convenience and security of sending and receiving documents via phone lines. However, faxing is not immune to the digital transformation that has swept across many industries and sectors. Nowadays, more and more people are opting for digital fax solutions, such as Fax over IP (FoIP), fax to email and email to fax services. These solutions offer many advantages over traditional fax machines, such as lower costs, faster transmission, better quality, and environmental friendliness.

A good old fax machine


But what if you still want to enjoy the old-fashioned way of printing out your faxes on paper? Is there a way to combine the benefits of digital faxing with the nostalgia of a good old fax machine? The answer is yes. Automatic Email Manager allows you to receive digital faxes on one or more printers in real time, without any hassle or configuration.
You can also add more actions to customize your fax management, such as backing up your faxes on a disk for archiving purposes, or adding automatic date stamps to your documents. With Automatic Email Manager, you can have the best of both worlds: the efficiency of digital faxing and the satisfaction of paper faxing.


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  • Perfect to handle faxes in small or large companies, auto-print and backup faxes easily
  • Unlimited fax accounts
  • Assign each account to different printers on different services
  • Works with all online fax providers: sFax, Fax.plus, FaxCloud, RingCentral, eFax, Nextiva,...
  • Print faxes on local or network printers

2. Do you need a fax provider? Find our choices below:


We have selected some of the best online fax services for 2024 that can help you send and receive faxes from your PC or mobile phone. Whether you need a free service, a low-cost monthly plan, or an enterprise solution, we have you covered. These online fax providers are reliable and offer different features depending on your business size.

For information this list is provided by us without any sponsorship or affiliation program.

For small businesses

You need to send and/or receive small amount of faxes per month, i.e. 5-15 pages,
We recommend you:
Obtain a fax number in USA or Canada:
Nextiva fax service
Fax.plus
Obtain a fax number in Europe:
eFax

For medium enterprises

You need more volume with enhanced security like encryption.
We recommend you:
Obtain a fax number in USA or Canada:
SFax
Interfax
Obtain a fax number in Europe:
Fax.plus

For large companies

You need large volume, HIPAA compliant, with optional services like phone and video
We recommend you:
Obtain a fax number in USA or Canada:
RingCentral
Obtain a fax number in Europe:
TakeLead
Retarus

3. Create a scenario to auto print your faxes


This scenario example shows you how to print the fax, save it on disk for archiving, delete the email after process, and then set a condition with rules to make sure to process only the faxes.


Step one. Add the account in Automatic Email Manager

Add the email address which receives the faxes, this is the email address you set in your digital fax provider. If you have multiple fax accounts you can add them all in Automatic Email Manager.

NOTE: If you didn't installed the 30 days trial version of Automatic Email Manager
Click here to download Automatic Email Manager »

Add email account to receive faxes
Scenario to print digital faxes

Step two. Create the scenario to print, save and delete

  1. Add the action to print attachments
  2. Add the action to save attachments
  3. Add the action to delete email after process. If you want to keep trace of your faxes in your email box, we suggest you to add the action to move email from inbox to another folder (like processed).

Step three. Set condition to process only fax email

Generally your provider sends the faxes by email with a specific email subject like 'You received a fax from xxx', or 'fax received...'. So check the email subject and enter the common part in the rule like this:
If subject CONTAINS fax received

Condition to filter faxes

4. That's all: Run it & Forget it!


Finally, it runs in the background of your Windows PC or Server, while your faxes are arriving directly to the printer.
You are choosing the best solution to auto-print your digital faxes with Automatic Email Manager.


And don't forget: Unlike other applications that require you to upload your data to a cloud server or share it with third parties, our software processes your data locally on the computer where it is installed. This means that you have full control over your data and no one else can access it without your permission..

Ready to try by yourself with the 30 days trial

And receive your faxes like a classic fax machine