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Robots.txt Generator

Create SEO-optimized robots.txt files instantly. Control search engine crawlers and improve your site's indexing with AI-powered generation.

Robots.txt Generator
Create a robots.txt file by specifying your domain and requirements

Enter your website domain (e.g., example.com or https://example.com)

Describe what you want your robots.txt to do (e.g., what to allow/block, sitemap location, etc.)

Robots.txt Examples:

  • "Block all crawlers" - Creates rules to block all robots
  • "Allow all crawlers but block /private/" - Allow all but block a specific folder
  • "Disallow Googlebot from specific files" - Block Google's crawler from certain files
  • "Specify sitemap location" - Add sitemap directive to your robots.txt

About this tool

Generate properly formatted robots.txt files to control how search engines interact with your website. Perfect for webmasters, SEO professionals, and developers who want to optimize crawl behavior, block private areas, and improve indexing efficiency. Simply describe what you want to allow or block, specify sitemap locations, and get properly formatted directives that follow web standards. Optimize your site's SEO performance by controlling search engine access to specific pages and directories.

How to use the Robots.txt Generator

  1. Enter your site in the Website Domain field.
  2. In Requirements, describe what to allow or block, which crawlers it applies to and where your sitemap lives.
  3. Click Generate Robots.txt.
  4. Review the rules, then Copy or Download the file.
  5. Upload it to your site root so it loads at example.com/robots.txt.

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Frequently asked questions

What is robots.txt?

Robots.txt is a plain text file at the root of your site that tells search engine crawlers which paths they may request. It uses User-agent lines to name a crawler, Allow and Disallow rules for paths, and an optional Sitemap line. Well-behaved bots follow it, but nothing enforces it.

Does robots.txt stop a page from appearing in Google?

Not reliably. Disallow stops crawling, but a blocked URL can still be indexed if other sites link to it. To keep a page out of search results, let it be crawled and add a noindex meta tag, or put it behind a login.

Can I block AI crawlers with robots.txt?

Yes. Ask for it in Requirements, for example "block GPTBot, ClaudeBot and CCBot", and the generator can add Disallow rules for those user agents. Compliance is voluntary, so it deters well-behaved bots but cannot stop scrapers that ignore it.

Where is my input sent?

Your domain and requirements are sent to OpenTools' server and passed to an AI model that writes the file. Robots.txt is public once uploaded, so do not list secret URLs in it, since anyone can read the paths you block.

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