Robots.txt Generator

• 100% Free

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• No Registration Required

  Open a tool and start immediately - no account needed.

• Privacy First

  We avoid unnecessary collection and keep processing local when possible.

• Browser Processing

  Most tools run in your browser so your input never needs a server round-trip.

• Fast & Secure

  HTTPS everywhere with instant, client-side results for everyday tasks.

• Mobile Friendly

  Layouts and controls are built for phones, tablets, and desktops.

• Updated Regularly

  Tools and content are improved continuously as the platform grows.

Key Features

• Presets for common policies

  Allow all, block all, or build custom Allow/Disallow rules in seconds.

• Sitemap and Host support

  Add one or more Sitemap URLs and an optional Host directive.

• Live preview

  See the robots.txt update as you edit paths, agents, and options.

• Copy or download

  Paste the file at your site root or save robots.txt for deploy.

How to Use

1. 1

   Choose a preset

   Start with Allow all, Block all, or Custom rules for full control.

2. 2

   Set the user-agent and paths

   Use * for all bots, or target a specific crawler. Add Disallow/Allow paths one per line.

3. 3

   Add sitemap and optional directives

   Link your XML sitemap(s). Optionally set Crawl-delay or Host when needed.

4. 4

   Copy or download robots.txt

   Place the file at https://your-domain.com/robots.txt and verify in Search Console.

Use Cases

• Launching a new website

  Generate a valid robots.txt with a sitemap reference before a new site goes live and gets crawled for the first time.

• Blocking staging environments from search

  Create a disallow-all rule for a staging or preview domain so it does not get indexed alongside the production site.

• Restructuring URLs after a redesign

  Update crawl rules to disallow old private paths and point crawlers at a refreshed sitemap after a site restructure.

• Targeting rules at a specific crawler

  Set custom Allow and Disallow paths for one named user-agent while leaving default access for other bots unchanged.

Examples

Preset: Allow all

User-agent: *
Disallow:

Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /private/

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

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

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

Benefits

• ✓Ship a valid robots.txt without memorizing directive syntax
• ✓Avoid accidental full-site blocks with clear presets and warnings
• ✓Include Sitemap URLs so crawlers discover your pages faster
• ✓Stay private - everything runs locally in the browser

Best Practices

• Keep robots.txt at the site root (/robots.txt).
• Prefer Disallow for sensitive paths instead of relying on obscurity alone.
• Always add your Sitemap URL when you publish an XML sitemap.
• Test changes in Google Search Console or similar crawl tools.
• Remember: robots.txt is advisory - do not use it as an access-control layer.

Common Mistakes

• Accidentally publishing Disallow: / on a production site.
• Blocking CSS/JS assets that Google needs to render pages.
• Using robots.txt to hide private data (use authentication instead).
• Forgetting that Crawl-delay is ignored by Googlebot.

Privacy Notice

All rules are generated locally in your browser. Nothing is uploaded to a server.

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