Fax Router efficiently distributes faxes by email, to a printer or a file folder. A folder is monitored for incoming faxes, when a fax arrives a user quickly cycles through them, entering a shortcut that applies rules to the delivery of the fax. The fax can be emailed to a group, printed on a specific printer or printers and filed into a folder simply by entering a short cut. The faxes can also be converted to a PDF. Initially, designed for lawyers so that when a fax comes in, each legal assistant would be emailed a copy, it would be filed in a folder for the case and at the same time print on the lead attorneys printer, all by entering the client's name or case number.