How do I submit a sitemap to Google?

Upload sitemap.xml to your website root, then submit it in Google Search Console under Sitemaps. Also add the URL to your robots.txt: Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml

How many URLs can a sitemap contain?

A single sitemap file can contain up to 50,000 URLs and must be under 50MB uncompressed. For larger sites, use a sitemap index file that references multiple sitemaps.

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XML Sitemap Generator

Paste your URLs and generate a valid XML sitemap ready for Google Search Console.

URLs (one per line)

Default Change Frequency

Default Priority

Last Modified Date

Paste URLs above to generate sitemap...

About XML Sitemap Generator

An XML sitemap is a file that lists all the important pages on your website so search engines can discover and crawl them efficiently. This free sitemap generator lets you paste a list of URLs and instantly produces a standards-compliant sitemap.xml file following the Sitemaps.org protocol — the same format accepted by Google, Bing, and all major search engines. You can set the change frequency, priority, and last-modified date for all URLs, then download the file and upload it to your web server. Once uploaded, submit it in Google Search Console to ensure Googlebot crawls your entire site.

How to Use

Paste your URLs Type or paste your website URLs into the text area — one URL per line. Each URL must start with http:// or https://.

Set the options Choose the default Change Frequency (how often you update pages) and Priority (0.1–1.0, where 1.0 is most important). Set a Last Modified date if needed.

Review the generated XML The XML sitemap updates in real time as you paste URLs. Verify the URL count shown below the options.

Download sitemap.xml Click Download sitemap.xml to save the file. Upload it to your website's root directory (e.g. https://example.com/sitemap.xml).

Submit to Google Search Console In Google Search Console, go to Sitemaps and enter your sitemap URL. Google will start crawling your pages. Also add Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml to your robots.txt.

🔒 Privacy note: All processing happens locally in your browser. Your URL list is never sent to any server.

Why Use XML Sitemap Generator?

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Help Google Find Every Page Without a sitemap, search engines may miss pages that aren't well-linked internally. A sitemap guarantees Googlebot knows every URL exists — critical for new sites and large content archives.

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Faster Indexing After Updates When you publish new content, updating your sitemap and pinging Search Console signals Google to re-crawl. Fresh sitemaps with accurate lastmod dates speed up indexing significantly.

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Standards-Compliant XML Output The generated XML follows the official Sitemaps.org protocol with proper encoding, UTF-8 charset, and correct XML structure accepted by Google, Bing, and Yandex without validation errors.

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100% Free — No Account Needed Most sitemap tools charge or limit features without a paid plan. This generator is completely free with no URL cap, no sign-up, and no watermarks — perfect for blogs, portfolios, and small businesses.

Frequently Asked Questions

Upload sitemap.xml to your website root directory so it's accessible at https://example.com/sitemap.xml. Then open Google Search Console, go to Sitemaps under the Index section, enter your sitemap URL, and click Submit. Also add Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml to your robots.txt file so all crawlers can find it automatically.

A single sitemap file can contain up to 50,000 URLs and must be under 50MB when uncompressed. For larger sites, create multiple sitemap files and reference them all in a sitemap index file (a sitemap-index.xml). Google supports up to 500 sitemap files per index.

Change frequency is a hint to crawlers, not a command. Use daily for news articles or frequently updated pages, weekly for blog posts and product pages, monthly for static content like About or Contact pages, and yearly for archived content. Set never for archived pages you don't expect to change.

Priority ranges from 0.0 to 1.0 and tells search engines which pages are most important relative to each other on your own site — it does not affect ranking vs. other websites. Use 1.0 for your homepage and most important landing pages, 0.8 for main category pages, 0.6 for individual blog posts, and 0.4 for tag or archive pages.

No. Only include pages you want indexed. Exclude: admin pages, login pages, duplicate content, paginated pages (except the first), URLs with noindex meta tags, and low-quality thin-content pages. Including poor-quality pages can waste your crawl budget.

A sitemap doesn't directly improve rankings — it helps Google discover and crawl your pages. This is most important for new sites, large sites, and sites with weak internal linking. Well-indexed pages are a prerequisite for ranking, so a sitemap indirectly supports SEO by ensuring your content can actually be found.