SAMI
SAMI subtitles (SMI)
SAMI (.smi) is Microsoft's HTML-like subtitle format. It is still the classic subtitle file in Korea, often saved in the old CP949 encoding that newer players show as broken text.
Extensions: .smi .sami
SAMI to SRT converter
Convert SAMI files to SRT on Windows 10 and 11: free, offline and in batches. Drag the files onto SRT in Filee's format donut and the SRT files appear next to the originals.
How to convert SAMI to SRT on Windows
- 1
Select your SAMI files
In File Explorer or on the desktop, select one SAMI file or as many as you like.
- 2
Hold Ctrl and drag
Hold Ctrl (or the key you set in Filee) and drag the files. A donut of formats opens at the cursor. Prefer menus? Right-click and choose Convert with Filee.
- 3
Drop on SRT
Release the files over SRT. A progress ring counts up, and each SRT file is saved next to its original.
What Filee does for SAMI → SRT
Many players, TVs and editors don't read SMI, and old Korean SMI files often show as broken text. Filee detects CP949, picks the language with the most lines and saves a clean UTF-8 SRT.
- Built in: works right after installing Filee, with nothing else to download.
- Results are saved as UTF-8. Korean files saved in CP949 (EUC-KR) are detected and read correctly.
- Batch: one file or hundreds, converted in parallel; a failure never stops the rest.
- Private: files are converted on your PC and never uploaded, even without internet.
- Saved next to the original, or in a folder and with a file name pattern you choose.
SAMI can also become
- ASS
- WebVTT
- LRC
- TTML
- MicroDVD
About SAMI and SRT
SRT
SubRip subtitles
SRT (SubRip) is the most common subtitle file: numbered cues with start and end times and plain text. Nearly every player, editor and video site accepts it.
Extensions: .srt
Convert SAMI to SRT for free
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