Robots.txt Linter

Free tool

Paste your robots.txt and a list of URLs. For each one, we show whether it is allowed or blocked, the exact line and pattern that wins, and why. The linter also catches real mistakes: accidental full-site blocks, "noindex" in robots.txt (Google has not supported it there since 2019), sitemaps with an invalid URL, and contradictory rules. Everything is processed in your browser: nothing is uploaded to RA Software Apps servers, and the sitemap URL is only checked for valid syntax, never fetched.

Type a user-agent (e.g. "Googlebot") or leave "*" for every crawler.

Simulation results

Paste your robots.txt and add URLs, or load the sample, then press Simulate.

Linter findings

Paste your robots.txt, or load the sample, to see the findings.

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