Robots.txt Generator
Build a valid robots.txt to control search-engine crawling.
✓ Professional standard Follows current Google and Bing guidance, the schema.org vocabulary and the Open Graph protocol.
Robots.txt Generator is a free online seo tool from Toolinza. Build a valid robots.txt to control search-engine crawling. It runs entirely in your browser — your data is never uploaded — needs no signup, and works on any device. Toolinza offers 293+ free tools used by people across the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, the EU, India, Pakistan, the Middle East and worldwide.
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About the Robots.txt Generator
The robots.txt file tells search engine crawlers which parts of your site they may and may not access. A small mistake — like accidentally disallowing your whole site — can wipe you out of search, so getting it right matters.
This Robots.txt Generator builds a valid, correctly formatted robots.txt with the rules you choose, so you control crawling without risking a costly typo.
How to use the Robots.txt Generator
- Choose which user-agents and paths to allow or disallow.
- Add your sitemap URL.
- The tool builds a valid robots.txt.
- Copy it to the root of your site.
Key features of the Robots.txt Generator
- Generates a valid robots.txt file
- Allow and disallow rules per user-agent
- Includes your sitemap reference
- Prevents costly formatting mistakes
- Runs in your browser
How the Robots.txt Generator works
This tool is built around the specifications search engines and social platforms actually use: current Google and Bing best-practice guidance for titles and descriptions, the schema.org vocabulary for structured data, and the Open Graph protocol for social sharing. Recommended character limits and tag structures reflect how results are displayed in search and in social feeds.
Everything is generated in your browser, and you can copy the output straight into your site.
Tips & best practices
- Double-check you have not disallowed your whole site — a stray "Disallow: /" can remove you from search entirely.
- Remember robots.txt controls crawling, not indexing; to keep a page out of results, use a noindex tag instead.
- Always include your sitemap URL so crawlers can find all your pages.
Standards & accuracy
Follows current Google and Bing guidance, the schema.org vocabulary and the Open Graph protocol.
Search engines ultimately decide how to display and rank pages, so treat generated tags and previews as best-practice starting points. Pair them with genuinely helpful content, which remains the most important ranking factor.
Who uses the Robots.txt Generator?
- Controlling which pages search engines crawl
- Blocking admin or staging areas from crawling
- Pointing crawlers to your sitemap
- Setting up robots.txt for a new site
Privacy & security
The Robots.txt Generator runs entirely inside your web browser. Your data — whether that is a file, figures or text — is processed on your own device and is never uploaded to a server, stored or shared. There is no signup and no account, so you can use it as often as you like while keeping full control of your information. This makes it a safe choice even for confidential and sensitive work.
Why choose Toolinza?
- 100% free — no hidden charges, watermarks or usage caps.
- Private & secure — your data stays on your device.
- Standards-compliant — accurate results suitable for the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, EU, India, Pakistan, the Middle East and worldwide.
- Works everywhere — desktop, tablet and mobile.
Frequently asked questions
It tells search engine crawlers which parts of your site they may access. It controls crawling, and is placed at the root of your domain.
Not reliably. It controls crawling, but a blocked page can still be indexed if linked elsewhere. To keep a page out of results, use a noindex meta tag.
At the root of your domain, so it is reachable at yoursite.com/robots.txt.
Yes. The Robots.txt Generator is completely free with no signup, no watermarks and no usage limits. Toolinza is supported by unobtrusive advertising so every tool stays free.
Absolutely. This tool runs entirely in your browser — your data and files are never uploaded to any server, so everything stays private on your own device.
No. The Robots.txt Generator works instantly in any modern web browser on desktop, tablet and mobile — Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.