Robots.txt Generator

Overview

What is a robots.txt generator?

A robots.txt generator produces a correctly formatted robots.txt file — the plain text file at your site's root that tells search engine crawlers which paths they may or may not crawl, and optionally where to find your sitemap.

It's a foundational SEO file for any site, useful for keeping crawlers away from admin areas, staging environments, or duplicate content sections without needing to hand-write the exact syntax crawlers expect.

Guide

How to use it

Three steps, no learning curve — set defaults, fine-tune per bot, download.

Step 01

Set your defaults

Choose whether all crawlers are allowed by default, an optional crawl-delay, and your sitemap URL.

Step 02

Fine-tune per search engine

Allow or refuse individual bots like Google, Bing, Yahoo, and Yandex, and list any directories to restrict.

Step 03

Create and download

Click Create robots.txt to generate the file, then copy it or download it and upload to your site's root.

Tips

Best practices to keep in mind

A few things worth knowing before relying on robots.txt.

robots.txt only controls crawling, not indexing — a page disallowed here can still appear in search results if it's linked from elsewhere, just without a crawled description.
Never rely on robots.txt to hide sensitive content — the file itself is publicly readable, so listing a path there actually advertises its existence rather than hiding it.
Different crawlers respect different levels of robots.txt directives — most major search engines honor it, but not every bot on the internet is well-behaved enough to follow it.
robots.txt must be placed at the exact root of your domain (yourdomain.com/robots.txt) — a copy anywhere else, including a subdirectory, is simply ignored by crawlers.

Comparison

SEOJuicer vs. other robots.txt generators

The same result, minus the uploads, the signup wall, and the paywall.

SEOJuicer

Runs entirely in your browser

Free, no signup required

Live generation as you adjust

Valid robots.txt syntax

Unlimited rules

Other tools

Often loaded with ads

May require an account

Requires clicking generate

Limited rule options

Capped or paywalled

FAQs

Frequently asked questions

Have questions about generating robots.txt? Here are the most common ones our users ask before getting started.

Is this robots.txt generator free to use?

Yes, the robots.txt generator is completely free with no signup, no usage limits, and no watermarks on the output. It runs entirely in your browser, so there are no server costs passed on to you and no account is ever required to generate a robots.txt file.

What does robots.txt actually control?

robots.txt tells well-behaved search engine crawlers which parts of your site they're allowed or disallowed to crawl. It's a set of instructions, not an enforcement mechanism — it doesn't password-protect content or guarantee a page stays out of search results.

Will disallowing a page in robots.txt remove it from Google?

Not necessarily — a disallowed page can still appear in search results (typically without a description) if other pages link to it, since Google can index a URL it's never crawled. To fully keep a page out of search results, use a noindex meta tag on the page itself instead.

Where do I upload the generated robots.txt file?

Upload it to the root directory of your website so it's accessible at yourdomain.com/robots.txt — this exact location is required, since crawlers only check that one specific path and ignore a robots.txt file placed anywhere else.

Should every website have a robots.txt file?

It's good practice even for small sites, since it lets you explicitly reference your sitemap and can prevent crawlers from wasting time on non-public sections like an admin panel. Without one, crawlers assume everything is allowed and will attempt to crawl your entire site by default.