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Robots.txt Generator

Generate clean, SEO-optimized robots.txt files in real-time. Control how search engines index and crawl your website.

Settings

Add Crawl Rules

Active Rules

User-Agent Type Path Action
No custom rules added yet. Default is to allow all access.

Generated robots.txt

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About This Tool

Robots.txt Generator

Generate a properly formatted robots.txt file for your website with rules for all major search engine bots.

Why Use This Tool?

  • Block search engines from indexing admin panels, login pages, or private directories
  • Allow specific bots like Googlebot while blocking harmful scrapers
  • Set crawl-delay to prevent bots from overloading your server
  • Generate robots.txt for new websites quickly without manual syntax
  • Used by webmasters and SEO professionals during site setup

Overview

A robots.txt file tells search engine crawlers which pages they can and cannot access on your website. It is one of the first files crawlers look for when visiting your site. Getting it wrong can accidentally block important pages from Google, or fail to protect sensitive directories from being indexed. Our Robots.txt Generator creates a correctly formatted robots.txt file from a simple form — no need to memorise the syntax. Configure rules for specific bots, set crawl delays, block directories, and add your sitemap URL.

How to Use

  • 1

    Choose Bot Rules

    Select whether to apply rules to all bots (*) or specific crawlers like Googlebot or Bingbot.

  • 2

    Set Allow/Disallow Paths

    Add paths you want to allow or block (e.g., Disallow: /admin/, Disallow: /private/).

  • 3

    Set Crawl Delay

    Optionally add a crawl delay for bots that respect it (e.g., SEMrush, Ahrefs).

  • 4

    Add Sitemap URL

    Include your sitemap URL so search engines can find and index all your pages.

  • 5

    Copy the Output

    Copy the generated robots.txt content and save it as robots.txt in your website's root directory.

Frequently Asked Questions

In the root of your domain: https://yoursite.com/robots.txt. It must be accessible at exactly this path.
robots.txt prevents crawling but not indexing. A disallowed page can still appear in search results if other pages link to it. Use noindex meta tag for guaranteed de-indexing.
Yes. Create a User-agent: GPTBot rule with Disallow: / to block AI training crawlers from accessing your content.
Search engines will crawl everything they can reach. That is fine for most sites, but you may want to block admin panels, duplicate pages, or internal search results.
Yes. Create a User-agent: Googlebot-Image rule with Disallow: / or specific paths to prevent your images from appearing in Google Image Search.