About the Robots.txt Generator Online Free Tool

The Robots.txt Generator Online Free Tool creates a plain-text robots.txt file with a wildcard user-agent group, Allow and Disallow paths, and optional Sitemap, Crawl-delay, and Host directives. It provides a quick starting point for a new file or a proposed crawler-rule update.

The generator always begins with User-agent: *, so its rules apply to crawlers that use the wildcard group. It does not create separate rule groups for Googlebot, Bingbot, or other named crawlers, and it does not publish the file to your website.

How to Generate a Robots.txt File

1. Enter allowed paths, one per line.
2. Enter blocked paths, one per line.
3. Add an absolute sitemap URL when the site has an XML sitemap.
4. Add Crawl-delay or Host only when they are relevant to the crawlers you support.
5. Select Generate Robots.txt.
6. Review and test the output before placing it at the root of the correct host.

Choosing Allow and Disallow Paths

The tool places each non-empty line after an Allow: or Disallow: directive exactly as entered. Use paths that begin with a forward slash, such as /admin/ or /search, and review broad rules carefully. For example, Disallow: / asks compliant crawlers not to crawl the entire host.

An Allow rule can identify an exception inside a broader blocked path when the target crawler supports that behavior. Because crawler implementations can differ, test important combinations with the crawler-specific tools and documentation relevant to your site.

Sitemap, Crawl-delay, and Host Directives

The sitemap field must begin with http:// or https://. The generator performs only that prefix check, so confirm that the final sitemap URL is complete and reachable.

Crawl-delay and Host are not interpreted consistently by all crawlers. In particular, Google does not support these directives in robots.txt. Include them only when a crawler you intentionally support documents their use.

Common Robots.txt Generator Uses

• Creating a starter robots.txt file for a new website.
• Drafting crawl rules for staging review before deployment.
• Adding a sitemap declaration to an existing rule set.
• Preparing simple wildcard crawler rules for testing.

Robots.txt Generator FAQ

Where should robots.txt be placed?
Serve it as /robots.txt at the root of the host and protocol it controls, such as https://example.com/robots.txt.

Does robots.txt protect private pages?
No. It is a crawler instruction file, not authentication or access control.

Does Disallow remove a URL from search results?
No. It requests that compliant crawlers avoid crawling the path, but it does not guarantee deindexing.

Can this tool create rules for several user-agents?
No. It creates one User-agent: * group. Add and test crawler-specific groups manually when needed.