How It Works
Generate your robots.txt in four simple steps
Configure Rules
Set default access, crawl-delay, and add specific bot restrictions.
Add Directories
Specify which paths should be allowed or disallowed for crawlers.
Live Preview
Watch your robots.txt file generate in real-time as you make changes.
Export File
Copy to clipboard or download the .txt file directly to your device.
Configuration
Set up your crawl rules and sitemap
Live Preview
Real-time robots.txt output
Why Use Our Robots.txt Generator?
The simplest, most reliable way to generate error-free robots.txt files for your website.
Real-time Generation
See your robots.txt file update instantly as you tweak rules. No page refreshes or delays, allowing you to experiment safely.
Syntax Perfect Rules
Eliminate costly crawl syntax errors. Our generator ensures your file perfectly adheres to Google and search engine protocols.
Major Bot Support
Pre-configured and optimized rules for Googlebot, Bingbot, Yandex, Baidu, and all major search engines and crawlers.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about robots.txt files and crawler instructions.
A robots.txt file is a text file webmasters create to instruct search engine bots (like Googlebot) how to crawl pages on their website. It is part of the Robots Exclusion Protocol.
The robots.txt file must be placed in the root directory of your website. For example: https://www.yourdomain.com/robots.txt. Search engines will not look for it anywhere else.
No, 'Disallow' only prevents crawling. If the page is linked from elsewhere, Google might still index it without a description. To completely block indexing, use a 'noindex' meta tag on the page itself.
Crawl-delay tells bots how many seconds to wait between successive requests to your server. This prevents bots from overloading your server. Note: Googlebot ignores this directive, but Bing, Yandex, and Baidu support it.
Yes, you can test it using the Robots Testing Tool in Google Search Console to verify it blocks the correct URLs and allows important ones.