Crawl your site
·Same-origin, respects robots.txt, ~10s per page
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
<url>
<loc>https://example.com/</loc>
<lastmod>2026-07-16</lastmod>
<changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
<priority>0.8</priority>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://example.com/about</loc>
<lastmod>2026-07-16</lastmod>
<changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
<priority>0.8</priority>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://example.com/blog</loc>
<lastmod>2026-07-16</lastmod>
<changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
<priority>0.8</priority>
</url>
</urlset>How to use
01
Pick crawl or paste
Use the Crawl from URL tab to walk your live site automatically, or switch to Paste manually and drop in URLs one per line; the two lists merge with duplicates removed.
02
Set frequency and priority
Choose a default change frequency from always down to never and a priority between 0.0 and 1.0, then watch the sitemap generate in the output pane below.
03
Copy or download the file
Use the copy button or hit Download to save sitemap.xml, upload it to your site root, and submit the URL in Google Search Console.
Why XML Sitemap Generator
- Crawl your live site or paste URLs, and this xml sitemap generator builds a valid sitemap xml with lastmod, changefreq, and priority.
- No need to list every page by hand. The crawler finds them, and you can add more manually.
- Runs in your browser as an online sitemap generator, so you can download the file the moment it looks right.
- As a sitemap generator tool it produces standards-compliant output, ready to submit.
- Free with no limit. A free sitemap generator with no sign up.
Common questions
Can the Crawl from URL tab collect my sitemap entries automatically?
Yes. The Crawl from URL tab walks your live pages, collecting each address and its lastmod date where one exists. Anything the crawler misses you can add by hand in the other tab, and manual entries win whenever the same URL appears in both lists.
What do changefreq and priority actually do in the sitemap file?
Less than people hope. Google has said publicly that it ignores both hints, though other consumers may still read them. The tool includes them because the schema allows it; spend your energy on accurate lastmod dates instead.
Is there an official google sitemap generator I should use instead?
Google doesn't offer one; it expects you to host the file yourself. Build it here, upload it to your root, then register the URL in Search Console. That combination does exactly what an official tool would.
How many URLs can one sitemap.xml hold?
The protocol caps a single file at 50,000 URLs and 50 MB uncompressed. Past that you split into several files tied together by an index file. For most sites built with this free sitemap generator, one file is plenty.
Does this online sitemap generator work without installing anything?
Yes, everything runs in your browser. Paste or crawl, and the output pane shows the finished XML immediately. It's a sitemap generator tool you can use from any machine, no account and no software.
Why is my page still not indexed after I create sitemap online and submit it?
The file is an invitation, not a command. Google still decides whether a page is worth indexing based on quality and internal links. Submitting removes the discovery problem; it can't force indexing of thin or duplicated pages.
Can it double as a plain xml generator for other formats?
No, it's specialized. The output follows the sitemaps.org schema, meaning urlset, url, loc, lastmod, changefreq, and priority elements, with ampersands and quotes in your URLs escaped correctly. For arbitrary XML you'd want a general formatter.
Is lastmod worth more attention than changefreq in practice?
Yes, by a wide margin. Google uses lastmod as a crawl hint when it's accurate and consistent, and this tool fills it from the crawl or from today's date. Keep it truthful: bumping the date on unchanged pages trains crawlers to distrust it, at which point the field stops helping you.