XML Sitemap Generator
Generate a properly formatted XML sitemap from a list of URLs you provide — with duplicate detection, basic validation, and a downloadable sitemap.xml file.
Generated Sitemap
How to Use This Tool
Paste or type one full URL per line — each must start with http:// or https://. Optionally set a last-modified date, change frequency, and priority, which are applied to every URL in the list. The formatted XML sitemap appears instantly on the right; copy it or download it directly as sitemap.xml.
How It Works
Each valid line becomes a <url> entry containing a <loc> tag with the URL, plus optional <lastmod>, <changefreq>, and <priority> tags if you've filled those fields in. Duplicate URLs and lines that don't look like valid, fully-qualified URLs are automatically skipped and listed below the form, and special XML characters are safely escaped so the output is always valid, well-formed XML.
Why This Tool Is Useful for SEO
An XML sitemap gives search engines a direct, explicit list of the pages you want considered for crawling and indexing, which is especially useful for larger sites, newer sites without many external links yet, or sites with pages that are hard for a crawler to discover through links alone. Because this tool builds the file from a plain list of URLs you provide, it works for any site regardless of what platform or CMS it's built on.
Best Practices
Only include canonical, publicly accessible URLs that you actually want indexed — leave out admin pages, duplicate parameterized URLs, or pages blocked by robots.txt, since including them creates conflicting signals. Keep the sitemap updated as pages are added or removed, and reference the sitemap's URL in your robots.txt file so crawlers can find it automatically.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this tool crawl my website automatically?
No — you enter each URL manually. This keeps the tool fully client-side and avoids the need for any external crawling service or API.
Do changefreq and priority affect my rankings?
No. Most major search engines treat these as optional hints at most, and some ignore them entirely — they don't directly improve how a page ranks.
What do I do with the downloaded file?
Upload sitemap.xml to your site's root directory (e.g. yoursite.com/sitemap.xml) and reference it in your robots.txt file or submit it directly through your search engine's webmaster tools.