Convert Ami Pro .SAM to PDF
Turn Lotus Ami Pro documents into clean, shareable PDFs — in bulk, entirely on your own PC. No uploads, no subscriptions.
TL;DR
Install the free Ami Pro Converter trial, drop in your .sam files (or a whole folder), choose PDF, and convert. Page layout, tables, diagrams, and equations are preserved, and every file stays on your machine.
How to convert SAM to PDF — step by step
Install Ami Pro Converter (free trial)
Download the installer for Windows 10/11. The trial converts up to 10 files with every feature enabled.
Add your .SAM files or folders
Drag in individual .sam files or select an entire folder tree. Ami Pro Converter finds documents recursively, including .SAM files saved in uppercase by DOS and OS/2 systems.
Choose PDF as the output format
Select PDF (you can also emit DOCX, RTF, or TXT in the same run). Pick an output folder to keep the originals untouched.
Convert and review
Click Convert. Files process locally in parallel — a few seconds per document. Open the PDFs, spot-check the layout and diagrams, and you are done.
Why convert Ami Pro files to PDF?
PDF is the safest long-term home for legacy Ami Pro documents: it opens on every device, preserves the original page layout, and is accepted by courts, agencies, and clients that would simply reject a .sam attachment nobody can open.
For records teams and archives, converting .SAM to PDF makes decades of correspondence, policies, and reports readable, printable, and searchable — without keeping an OS/2 or Windows 3.1 machine alive just to view them.
Safer than online SAM converters
Searching for a "free online SAM converter" means uploading your files to someone else's server — a real problem for contracts, case files, personnel records, and anything else confidential. Ami Pro Converter runs entirely on your Windows PC: files are converted locally and never leave your machine. It also handles thousands of files in one batch, which no upload-one-file-at-a-time website can do.
The free trial converts up to 10 files with every feature enabled — for most people that's the whole job. Larger archives are covered by a one-time $49.95 lifetime license. No subscription, no watermarks, no uploads.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free way to convert .SAM to PDF?
Yes. The free trial of Ami Pro Converter converts up to 10 files with full features — no signup and no watermarks. For unlimited conversions, a lifetime license is a one-time $49.95 (no subscription).
Is this an online converter? Do my files get uploaded?
No. Ami Pro Converter is a Windows desktop app — every conversion runs 100% locally on your PC. Nothing is uploaded, which matters for contracts, case files, personnel records, and other confidential documents that should never be pasted into a random website.
Can I convert an entire folder of .SAM files at once?
Yes. Point Ami Pro Converter at a folder (it scans subfolders recursively), select PDF as the output, and it batch-converts everything — thousands of documents in one run, processed in parallel.
Which Ami Pro versions are supported?
Ami Pro Converter reads files from Ami Pro 1.2 through 3.x, including OS/2 and DOS-era documents and SZDD-compressed files, and it applies the matching .STY style sheet when one sits alongside the document.
Will the PDF look like the original Ami Pro document?
Yes — the companion .STY style sheet is applied, so fonts, headings, tables, and page structure are rendered the way the document was designed rather than stripped to plain text. Embedded WMF/EMF diagrams and equation images are rendered in place.
Can I convert .SAM to PDF without Ami Pro installed?
Yes. Ami Pro Converter reads .sam files with its own native parser — you do not need Ami Pro, Lotus Word Pro, Word, or any other office suite installed.
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Full app features — up to 10 files
Windows 10 or 11
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