Hassle-Free Faxing via Microsoft Outlook with the Cloud Fax Add-in

Cloud Fax for Outlook

Use our native fax plugin for Microsoft Outlook to make sending and receiving faxes intuitive and user-friendly.

Upgrade Your Email Faxing

Add a sidebar to Microsoft Outlook that helps users compose faxes and shows key metadata about received documents.
Find it in Microsoft AppSource

Beyond Sending and Receiving Faxes

Allow users to easily utilize functionalities like transmission scheduling via an intuitive UI.

The Best That Cloud Faxing Has to Offer

Send and receive faxes through Retarus’ high-performance infrastructure. Benefit from reliable uptimes and the highest delivery rates.

Easily send faxes using Retarus Cloud Fax for Outlook

Quickly view key fax metadata right in Outlook

The Retarus Advantage

Native Add-In

Easily install the Cloud Fax Add-In for Microsoft Outlook via Microsoft AppSource and centrally manage configurations

The Right Fit for You

Our Add-In is available for all versions of Microsoft Outlook

Intuitive UI

Enable faxing in Microsoft Outlook instantly with minimal training, even for occasional users

Customer Ratings and Reviews

“Retarus and Symtrax provided us with a turnkey solution, so that we could immediately test it under real production conditions. Within two days the service was ready to use productively.”

Read Customer Story Jean-Michel Brégeat, Head of Sales, Aigle

“An exceptional and strong services performance proven by many years of nearly flawless delivery of agreed services, processes and KPIs.”

Read full review Head Of Platforms And Technologys, Industry: Banking

“Retarus is the technological leader for electronic enterprise communications. That means that we are excellently advised and equipped to deal with all future technological developments.”

Read Customer Story Willi Geißdörfer, Senior Manager Sales Services, Adidas

“In Retarus we have found a partner with which setting up and operating a scalable, cloud-based desktop SMS, fax and SAP fax solution functions very smoothly.”

Read Customer Story Öner Durmaz, Project Leader and Systems Consultant, Robert Bosch GmbH

“A+ Product, Reliability, And Service From Retarus”

Read full review Sr. Director, Enterprise Operations, Industry: Finance

Features

Sending Faxes
Receiving Faxes
Customizable Status Report
Dynamic Cover Pages
Inbound Ribbon
Comprehensive Reporting
Simply send an email and Retarus will do the rest. We’ll convert your message to a fax and send it to its recipients through our global carrier network.
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Fax a variety of document types by attaching them to an email

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Just enter fax numbers into the text field, the Outlook Add-In does the rest

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Email body and subject line can be added to the cover page

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Additional transmission options

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Simply let users modify individual fax transmissions with simple commands, added to the subject line

We send a detailed status report to the sender (or any other email address you specify) of every fax sent with Retarus Email-to-Fax. Both the layout and information displayed in status reports can be customized

Receive your fax document with the status report

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Logo and other graphical elements

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Detailed metadata on your fax transmission

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Easy to read status report, confirming when your fax was sent

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Create and upload your own cover page templates. Different cover pages can be assigned to departments, user groups, or users. Set a standard cover page or choose one per fax job.

Dynamic fields for recipient information

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Add your logo or other graphical elements

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Automatically fill in sender and transmission information

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Use dynamic fields to enable exceptional use cases

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Utilize multi-page cover pages

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Transmission information

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Sender information

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Recipient information

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Keep a detailed overview of in- and outbound faxing across your entire organization. 

Use filters to generate your own reports

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Detailed overview of all fax transmissions. Available for sent and received faxes

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Download fax documents directly from reporting (optional)

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Drilldown with detailed metadata for every single fax

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Why Choose Retarus Cloud Fax?

Reliable Infrastructure

Retarus Cloud Fax, powered by the HITRUST e1 certified Fax Backend, is engineered for maximum reliability. Its robust infrastructure includes six data centers worldwide, along with a redundant network infrastructure, connections and carriers.
Retarus Data Centers

Security and Compliance

We operate under a comprehensive, annually audited security framework. Our certifications include SOC1, SOC2, ISO27001, HITRUST and PCI DSS. We provide fax solutions in compliance with major regulations including HIPAA, FERPA, and GDPR.

Premium Performance

Carrier-grade Ribbon equipment in every data center, multiple Tier 1 premium network carriers, active carrier management, and innovations and expertise from decades of experience ensure high transmission success rates on a global scale.

Reporting and Administration

Our easy-to-use web portal lets IT teams operate and configure services efficiently and precisely. Track the status of individual faxes with in-depth, real-time reporting.

Migration and Implementation

Your designated project manager and team are with you from the first days of scoping to implementation and scaling to production. Custom application integrations are supported by a professional services team or our proven partner network.

Customer Experience

We take customer support seriously. Talk to our experts instead of call centers or chatbots and see why we have a 95% first call resolution rate. Analysts recognize us, customers rate us highly, and many of the world’s largest enterprises rely on us.

Improve Business Processes with Cloud Fax Add-Ons

Optical Character Recognition

Automatically receive faxes as searchable PDF documents to simplify downstream workflows.

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Barcode and QR Code Recognizer

Automatically read or print barcodes on faxes, route inbound documents to specific numbers, email addresses or folders based on barcode information.

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Archiving

Keep sent and received faxes including metadata in our storage or have them automatically be copied into your own archive.

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Fax Auto Reply

Set up automatic, customizable replies to received faxes.

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Fax Addons

Want to Find Out More About What We Have to Offer?

Enterprise-Level Email Faxing

Retarus Email-to-Fax and Fax-to-Email set the standard for easy and secure document transmission

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Cloud Fax

Discover what makes Retarus Cloud Fax the solution of choice for market leaders in many industries

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More Solutions for Microsoft

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Product Documentation Center

Find technical details, user manuals and more in our product documentation center

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do we install the Cloud Fax for Outlook add-in?

The installation is quick and straightforward. Please refer to this article.

Which document formats can be sent via fax from Outlook?

Among others, Email-to-Fax supports the fax transmission of DOC, DOCX, XSLX, HTML, JPEG, JPG, PNG, PDF, and PPTX files. For a full list of supported document formats, please visit our documentation center.

What are the format options for receiving faxes via email?

Faxes can be received as PDF, PDF/A-1b, TIFF, TIFFG4, or single page TIFF. Additionally, our OCR add-on enables the receipt of searchable PDF documents.

Can we see Cloud Fax for Outlook in action?

We’re happy to demo our products, provide test accounts, or set up PoCs. Submit your demo request and our team will follow up with you.

Where can I find out more?

Visit our Cloud Fax overview page. Read our case studies and analyst reports. Check out our corporate blog and upcoming webinars, and feel free to book a demo. We’re always happy to help.