Enter one URL per line (include https:// or http:// protocol), or add rows individually below.
An XML Sitemap is a standardized file that lists every page on your website that you want search engines to discover and index. It follows the sitemaps.org protocol specification and serves as a critical component in the technical architecture of SEO (Search Engine Optimization).
Each Sitemap entry can include four key fields: <loc> (the page URL, the only required field), <lastmod> (last modification date), <changefreq> (expected update frequency), and <priority> (relative page priority). This metadata helps search engine crawlers allocate crawling resources more intelligently, prioritizing important and frequently updated pages.
Major search engines including Google, Bing, and Baidu all support the Sitemap protocol. A single sitemap.xml file can contain up to 50,000 URLs and must not exceed 50MB uncompressed. If your website exceeds these limits, use a Sitemap Index file to manage multiple sitemap files.
Sitemap files must be encoded in UTF-8, and all URLs must be HTML-entity encoded (especially special characters like &, <, >). The file is typically placed in the website root directory (e.g., https://example.com/sitemap.xml) and submitted to search engines via webmaster tools or referenced in robots.txt.
This Sitemap generator is intuitive yet powerful. Here is a step-by-step guide:
Step 1: Enter your URL list. Paste your website URLs into the top text box, one per line. You can copy from your browser console, paste from an Excel spreadsheet, or extract from an existing Sitemap file. URLs must include the full protocol (https:// or http://) and should use absolute paths. After pasting, click "Parse URLs" to extract and format each entry automatically.
Step 2: Configure URL properties. After parsing, each URL appears as an editable row with four properties: the URL address (editable), priority (0.0-1.0 slider), update frequency (dropdown), and last modification date (date picker). You can configure each row individually or use the "Set All Priority" and "Set All Frequency" buttons to apply values in bulk.
Step 3: Generate and export. Click "Generate Sitemap" to produce standard XML formatted content that conforms to the Sitemap protocol. The generated XML appears in the results area. Click "Copy XML" to copy to your clipboard, or "Download sitemap.xml" to save the file directly. Upload the downloaded file to your website root and submit it to search engine webmaster platforms.
The Sitemap generator has broad applications in website operations and SEO optimization:
Accelerate new site indexing: Newly launched websites often struggle with slow search engine indexing. By generating a Sitemap and actively submitting it to Google Search Console and Baidu Webmaster Platform, you can significantly reduce the time it takes search engines to discover new pages. For e-commerce sites, blogs, and content platforms with hundreds or thousands of pages, a Sitemap is essential to ensure all pages are found.
Optimize large website structures: When a site grows beyond thousands of pages, the internal link structure can become complex, and search engine crawlers may fail to reach deep pages. A Sitemap provides search engines with a direct "map" to every page, especially for JavaScript-rendered pages or pages behind login walls that are otherwise hard to discover.
Notify search engines of content updates: By setting the lastmod and changefreq fields, your Sitemap signals content freshness to search engines. For news sites, blogs, and technical documentation, keeping these dates current helps search engines crawl updated content faster, improving the timeliness of your rankings.
Sitemap Index files: When a single Sitemap file exceeds the 50,000 URL or 50MB limit, a Sitemap Index file is required. The index file is itself an XML file with a <sitemapindex> root element, where each <sitemap> entry references a child Sitemap file URL. This hierarchical structure allows massive websites (such as e-commerce platforms and portals with millions of pages) to manage their Sitemap system efficiently.
Image and Video Sitemaps: Beyond standard webpage Sitemaps, Google also supports Image Sitemaps and Video Sitemaps, designed to help search engines better discover and index media content on your site. Image Sitemaps can include image titles, captions, and geo-location data; Video Sitemaps can include video titles, descriptions, durations, and thumbnail URLs, enhancing how rich media appears in search results.
Sitemap and robots.txt integration: A Sitemap declaration in your robots.txt file (e.g., Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml) is one of the primary ways search engines discover Sitemap files. Even without manual submission through webmaster tools, search engine crawlers will automatically read the Sitemap when they fetch robots.txt. Best practice is to use both methods—robots.txt declaration and webmaster platform submission.
An XML Sitemap is a structured file that lists all the pages on your website that you want search engines to index. It helps search engine crawlers discover, crawl, and index your content more efficiently, ultimately improving your site's SEO performance.
According to the Sitemap protocol, a single sitemap.xml file can contain up to 50,000 URLs and must not exceed 50MB in size (uncompressed). If your site exceeds these limits, you should split your URLs across multiple sitemap files and manage them using a Sitemap Index file.
After generating your sitemap.xml file, upload it to your website's root directory. Then submit it to Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, Baidu Webmaster Platform, or other search engine webmaster tools. You can also add a Sitemap declaration in your robots.txt file.
Priority indicates the relative importance of a URL compared to other pages on your site, with values ranging from 0.0 to 1.0. Suggested values: homepage 1.0, category pages 0.8, content pages 0.6-0.5, tag pages 0.3. Note that priority is only a hint and search engines do not strictly follow this order.
Changefreq indicates how often a page is likely to change. Common settings: homepage daily or weekly, blog posts weekly or monthly, product pages monthly, static pages like contact or about yearly or never. Like priority, this is a hint and search engines adjust crawling based on actual behavior.
The only required field in a Sitemap is the loc element (the page URL). All other fields—priority, lastmod, and changefreq—are optional. A Sitemap is valid even with only loc elements. Adding optional fields can help search engines better understand your site structure and update strategy.
Absolutely safe. This tool runs entirely in your browser. All data processing happens locally—your URL list and generated XML file are never uploaded to any server. You can use it with confidence without worrying about data leakage.