Robots.txt Generator
Create standard robots.txt crawler directives to manage search engine indexing, restrict confidential folders, and declare sitemaps.
What is Robots.txt Generator?
A robots.txt file provides instructions to web crawlers and search engine indexing bots about which URLs they can or cannot request from your site. Conforming to the Robots Exclusion Standard (RFC 9309), our tool builds structured crawl directives including User-agent definitions, Disallow paths, Crawl-delay limits, AI scraper blocks (GPTBot, CCBot), and XML sitemap declarations locally in your browser.
Designed for accuracy, speed, and privacy, this tool runs entirely on your local device with zero network latency.
How to Use the Robots.txt Generator
- 1Set your baseline crawler access rule: "Allow All Crawlers" or "Disallow All Crawlers".
- 2Toggle optional automated protection presets: "Block AI Scraping Bots" (GPTBot, CCBot, Anthropic) or "Block Image Search Bots".
- 3Add custom crawler rules by defining specific User-agents (e.g., Googlebot, Bingbot) and paths to allow or restrict.
- 4Enter your XML sitemap URL and download the generated robots.txt file to place in your website root directory.
Formula & Calculation Logic
Conforms to IETF RFC 9309 (Robots Exclusion Protocol). Directives match URL paths prefix-wise, with the most specific path rule taking precedence during search engine crawler evaluation.
Structure: User-agent: [bot-name]
Disallow: [path]
Allow: [path]
Sitemap: [https://domain.com/sitemap.xml]Robots.txt Generator Frequently Asked Questions
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