XML Sitemap Generator
Runs in your browser — your data is never uploaded.
Paste a list of URLs and get a valid sitemap.xml. Ampersands and other characters that break XML are escaped, duplicates are dropped, relative URLs are rejected rather than silently emitted, and the 50,000-URL file limit is enforced instead of discovered later in Search Console. lastmod, changefreq and priority are optional — and the tool is honest about which of the three Google actually reads.
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How to use XML Sitemap Generator
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Paste your URLs, one per line, each with https:// and the full host.
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Optionally set a lastmod date; leave changefreq and priority off unless you have a reason.
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Click “Generate”, save as sitemap.xml, and submit it in Search Console.
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Frequently asked questions
Does priority or changefreq do anything?+
Google has stated plainly that it ignores both. They are part of the sitemaps.org protocol and some other crawlers read them, which is why they are available here — but setting every page to priority 1.0 is the classic wasted afternoon. lastmod is the one Google does use, and only when it is honest.
What should I do about lastmod?+
Set it to the date the page content genuinely changed. A sitemap where every URL claims today’s date teaches Google to disregard the field entirely for your site — the signal is only worth anything while it is accurate.
What if I have more than 50,000 URLs?+
Split them across several sitemap files and list those files in a sitemap index. The limit is 50,000 URLs or 50 MB uncompressed per file, whichever comes first. This tool refuses to build an over-limit file rather than producing one that Search Console will reject.
Should the sitemap contain redirects or noindex pages?+
No. A sitemap is a list of URLs you want indexed, exactly as they should be indexed. Including a URL that 301s somewhere else sends a conflicting signal about which is canonical, and a noindex page in a sitemap is a direct contradiction Search Console reports as an error.