Files with fax file extension can be found as digital pictures saved in format used to visualize fax documents in electronic format.
Software that open fax file
FAX file extension - Fax document (generic Group 3 1bit encoded data)
What is fax file? How to open fax files?
The fax file extension is generally related and used for various Fax files, i.e. scanned documents and send through fax machines.
The most common group 3 faxes conform to the ITU-T Recommendations T.30 and T.4. Group 3 faxes take between six and fifteen seconds to transmit a single page (not including the initial time for the fax machines to handshake and synchronize). The horizontal and vertical resolutions are allowed by the T.4 standard to vary among a set of fixed resolutions.
This fax file type entry was marked as obsolete and no longer supported file format.
This type of file is no longer actively used and is most likely obsolete. This is typically the case for system files in old operating systems, file types from long discontinued software, or previous versions of certain file types (like documents, projects etc.) that were replaced in higher versions of their original programs.
Updated: January 3, 2025
The default software associated to open fax file:
Company or developer:
Pierre-Emmanuel Gougelet
A free (for non-commercial purposes) powerful cross-platform media browser, viewer and converter. Compatible with more than 500 formats and also supports export to 70 different file formats. It works on Windows, Linux and macOS (OS X).
List of software applications associated to the .fax file extension
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Software that open fax file - Fax document (generic Group 3 1bit encoded data)
Programs supporting the exension fax on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about PhotoFiltre Studio for open fax file action.