Robots.txt Generator

Create valid robots.txt files for your website. Control search engine crawlers, protect sensitive paths, and improving SEO.

Site URL

Include sitemap

Need multiple sitemap files? Enter an index file or duplicate the sitemap line inside the output.

Generated robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /private/
Allow: /

User-agent: Googlebot
Allow: /

Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml

User-agent Rules

Add blocks for each crawler and list the paths they can or cannot crawl.

Default Rules

User-agent rules

User-agent

Crawl-delay (seconds)

Disallow paths

Allow paths

Quick snippets

Googlebot

User-agent rules

User-agent

Crawl-delay (seconds)

Disallow paths

Allow paths

Quick snippets

Direct the Bots

Take control of how search engines crawl your site. Generate a perfect robots.txt file to boost SEO and protect private areas.

Crawler Control

Specify rules for Googlebot, Bingbot, and others independently or globally (*).

Sitemap Link

Easily add your XML sitemap URL to help search engines discover your pages faster.

Access Block

Prevent crawlers from indexing admin panels, private directories, or sensitive files.

Syntax Valid

Automatically formats your rules into the correct robots.txt syntax.

Help crawlers understand your site

Block admin areas, protect duplicate content folders, and highlight the parts of your site that should stay public. This generator keeps the syntax correct so you can focus on strategy.

✓ Add multiple user-agent sections
✓ Quickly insert popular rules (WordPress, carts, assets)
✓ Copy/paste-ready robots.txt

SEO Utility

Search-Friendly Config

User-agent: *
Allow: /
Disallow: /admin/

Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml

How this Robots.txt Generator works

This SEO utility automates the creation of 'robots.txt' files for website crawl control. It provides a user-friendly interface to define rules for search engine bots (User-agents), allowing or disallowing access to specific directories (e.g., /admin/, /private/). Users can add sitemap URLs to help crawlers discover content. The tool generates syntax-correct formatting required by Googlebot, Bingbot, and others, ensuring webmasters effectively manage their crawl budget and protect sensitive site sections from indexing.

How to Use

Set Domain & Sitemap

Enter your site URL and choose whether to include the sitemap line.

Add User Agents

Create rule blocks for Googlebot, Bingbot, or any custom crawler.

Customize Paths

Add Allow/Disallow patterns, then copy the generated robots.txt output.

Example Usage

Here's a typical example of how this tool transforms your data:

Input

User-agent: * Disallow: /admin/ Disallow: /private/ Allow: /public/ User-agent: Googlebot Disallow: /images/private/ Allow: /images/public/ Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml

Output

User-agent: * Disallow: /admin/ Disallow: /private/ Allow: /public/ User-agent: Googlebot Disallow: /images/private/ Allow: /images/public/ Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml

Frequently Asked Questions

Should every site use robots.txt?

Yes. Even a simple robots.txt file helps crawlers understand what to skip and where to find your sitemap.

What is crawl-delay?

Crawl-delay tells specific bots to wait a certain number of seconds between requests. It is optional and not supported by every crawler.

Can I block entire file types?

Yes. Use patterns such as /*.pdf$ or /*.zip$ in a Disallow rule to prevent bots from crawling specific file extensions.

Do Allow rules override Disallow?

Allow rules take precedence when a path matches both directives. Place the Allow first to make the intent clear.

Where should I place robots.txt?

Always serve robots.txt from the root of your domain, e.g., https://example.com/robots.txt, so crawlers can discover it automatically.

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