SAMI Converter

Convert Subtitle files (SAMI) online for free


Drop or upload your .SAMI file
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How to convert your SAMI file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your SAMI file.
  2. You'll see a preview.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.

Convert SAMI to another file type

The converter easily converts your SAMI Subtitles to various formats - free and online. No Windows Media Player or or other Text software needed.

  • SAMI to MJPEG
  • SAMI to SPDIF
  • SAMI to OGA
  • SAMI to APNG
  • SAMI to MKA
  • SAMI to MMF
  • SAMI to AIFF
  • SAMI to AC3
  • SAMI to HEVC
  • SAMI to H263
  • SAMI to AIF
  • SAMI to WMA

Convert a file to SAMI

To convert other file formats to the "Subtitle or Mod Script" file type, you need software like Windows Media Player or a similar tool.


About SAMI files

A .SAMI file typically represents a Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange document, a proprietary closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft in 1998 for Windows Media Player. Alternatively, it can be a script file used by the Grand Theft Auto San Andreas Mod Installer (SAMI), created by cpmusick, to automate the installation of custom vehicles and game assets. Whether you are dealing with legacy subtitles or vintage GTA mods, .SAMI files pose significant usability challenges. The Microsoft subtitle format relies on an archaic, loose interpretation of HTML and CSS tags which modern HTML5 web players completely ignore. This means you cannot simply upload a .SAMI file to modern web platforms; it requires conversion. For the GTA modding community, .sami script files are locked to a specific, outdated Windows utility that frequently fails on modern operating systems. Standard online converters usually fail to parse these files correctly because of the proprietary syntax. We recommend converting .SAMI subtitles into broadly supported formats like .SRT (SubRip) or .VTT (Web Video Text Tracks), though you will likely lose the original CSS-based color and font formatting. Just drag and drop your file into convert.guru to identify the format, view the raw timing or script data, and convert it when possible.

Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your SAMI file.


FAQ

If you want to convert SAMI file to EXE, ISO, BIN, CUE, PAK, WAD, PK3, PK4, BSP, MAP, SAV or DAT, you can use Windows Media Player or similar software from the "Subtitle & Mod Script Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert MOD, BIN, CFG, SCX, DAT, MPQ, LOG, CUE, INI, EXE, SCM or ISO files to SAMI, try Windows Media Player or another comparable tool in the "Subtitle & Mod Script Storage" category.



The SAMI Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our SAMI converter.