An XML sitemap is a file that lists all the important pages on your website in a format search engines can easily read. It helps Google, Bing, and other search engines discover and crawl your content faster and more completely. This is especially important for new websites, large sites with thousands of pages, sites with poor internal linking, and pages that change frequently. While search engines can find pages through links, a sitemap ensures nothing gets missed.

Yes, the Tally Digital Sitemap Generator is 100% free with no limits whatsoever. There are no URL caps, no export restrictions, no watermarks, no signup required, and no premium tier. It works entirely in your browser, so there are no server costs to pass on. You can generate as many sitemaps as you want, as often as you want.

The tool can handle thousands of URLs in a single project. The visual canvas supports up to 2,000 nodes for smooth performance. For sitemaps exceeding 50,000 URLs (the XML standard limit), the XML Sitemap Index export automatically splits your sitemap into multiple files with an index file — exactly what Google recommends for large websites.

Most sitemap generators are either basic text tools or server-side crawlers. This tool combines visual editing (see your sitemap as an interactive tree), comprehensive validation (12 rules vs. the typical 2-3), multiple export formats (7 vs. the usual 1-2), specialized sitemap support (image/video/news), full privacy (nothing leaves your browser), and professional features like undo/redo, auto-save, and auto-split index files.

Seven formats: (1) XML Sitemap — the standard format for search engines. (2) XML Sitemap Index — auto-splits into multiple files for large sites. (3) TXT — one URL per line, accepted by Google & Bing. (4) CSV — spreadsheet with URL, title, priority, frequency, and lastmod columns. (5) HTML — human-readable page with hierarchical tree. (6) PNG — screenshot of the visual sitemap. (7) PDF — formatted document for presentations and documentation.

Yes. You can add specialized metadata to any URL: image entries (with title, caption, geo location, and license URL), video entries (with thumbnail URL, content URL, duration, rating, and publication date), and news entries (with publication name, language, date, and keywords). These are included in the XML export using Google's official sitemap extensions.

After exporting your sitemap as XML, upload it to your website's root directory (e.g., yoursite.com/sitemap.xml). Then submit it through Google Search Console: go to Sitemaps in the left menu, enter the URL, and click Submit. You can also add a Sitemap directive to your robots.txt file: "Sitemap: https://yoursite.com/sitemap.xml". Google typically processes new sitemaps within a few hours to a few days.

Absolutely. All sitemap generation, validation, and export runs entirely in your browser using client-side JavaScript. No URLs, sitemap data, or exported files are ever sent to our servers or any third party. The only exception is the optional website crawler, which uses a lightweight server proxy to fetch pages (necessary because browsers block direct cross-origin requests). Even then, the proxy only relays the page content — nothing is stored.

The validator runs 12 checks: (1) duplicate URLs, (2) mixed HTTP/HTTPS protocols, (3) URLs exceeding 2,048 characters, (4) invalid URL format, (5) missing lastmod dates, (6) URLs exceeding 50,000 per sitemap, (7) estimated sitemap size over 50MB, (8) non-standard change frequencies, (9) priority values outside 0.0-1.0, (10) orphan pages with no parent, (11) noindex patterns (admin, login, search, cart pages), and (12) relative URLs without a domain.

Yes. Your sitemap projects are automatically saved to your browser's local storage every 2 seconds as you work. When you return to the tool, your last active project is restored automatically. You can manage multiple saved projects from the project picker on the start screen. Note: since data is stored in your browser, it's specific to the device and browser you used.

Yes. You can build a sitemap structure once and reuse it as a template for multiple websites. Projects auto-save to your browser, so you can duplicate and modify them for different sites. Export as CSV to create a reusable template you can import later, or use the XML export as a starting point for your next project.