Mail a Letter From Your Phone

Yes — you can mail a letter from your phone without printing anything yourself. Save or scan the letter as a PDF, upload it to PostalForm in your mobile browser, and add the addresses. You see the full document preview and the total price before you pay. Then PostalForm prints, envelopes, adds postage, and hands the mailpiece to the mailing provider.

1. Get your document into PDF — Already have a PDF? Use it. Paper letter, form, or signed page? Scan it with your phone — steps below.
2. Upload to PostalForm — Pick the file from your phone, a cloud drive, an email attachment, or the Files app.
3. Preview the document — Every page shows as it will print. A crooked or cut-off scan gets caught here, not in the mail.
4. Enter addresses — Autocomplete does most of the typing for you.
5. Review price and checkout — The exact total appears before you pay.

From there we print it, put it in an envelope, add postage, and hand it to the carrier or mailing provider.

If you're starting from paper — a signed form, a letter that needs a reply — scan it to PDF first:

iPhone (built-in scanner):

1. Open the Notes app
2. Create a new note
3. Tap the camera icon → "Scan Documents"
4. Position the camera over your document
5. It auto-captures when aligned (or tap manually)
6. Add more pages if needed
7. Tap "Save" → then share/export as PDF

iPhone (Files app):

1. Open Files app
2. Tap the three dots menu → "Scan Documents"
3. Scan and save to Files

Android (Google Drive):

1. Open Google Drive app
2. Tap the + button → "Scan"
3. Capture pages
4. Tap checkmark to save as PDF

Any phone (third-party apps):

• Adobe Scan (free, works well)
• Microsoft Lens (free, good for documents)

Lighting — Bright, even light. Daylight near a window beats an overhead bulb that throws shadows across the page.

Angle — Hold the phone flat, directly above the page. A tilted shot warps the text.

Stability — Steady hands. Rest your elbows on the table if you need to.

Background — Use a contrasting surface: dark document on a light table, or the reverse.

Focus — Let the camera focus before you capture. Blurry text prints blurry.

Preview — Zoom in before saving and make sure every line is readable.

If a rough scan slips through anyway, you'll see the whole document again in PostalForm's preview before you pay. Nothing prints sight unseen.

Once you have a PDF, the upload works like attaching a file to an email:

1. Go to PostalForm on your phone's browser
2. Tap "Upload" or "Choose file"
3. Select the PDF from Files (iOS), Google Drive, or wherever you saved it
4. Confirm the upload

You can also upload directly from:

• Email attachments (tap and hold → share → open in browser)
• Cloud storage (Dropbox, iCloud, Google Drive)
• Messaging apps where someone sent you a file

Checkout is built for a phone screen:

• Large tap targets for buttons and inputs
• Address autocomplete (fewer typos)
• Apple Pay and Google Pay supported
• Clear total shown before payment

No account required. Pay and we mail it.

Traveling — No printer in the hotel, no envelopes in your bag

Commuting — A train ride is long enough to send a letter

Urgency — It has to go out today and you're nowhere near a computer

Simplicity — It's one page; opening a laptop feels like overkill

First Class (3–7 business days) — Standard delivery for most letters

Express (1–3 business days) — When timing is tight

Certified Mail — Adds tracking and signature confirmation, available with First Class

• Apple Support: scan documents on iPhone or iPad
• Google Drive Help: scan documents on Android
• USPS: how to send a letter or postcard
• USPS: First-Class Mail