Question 1

What is an XML sitemap?

Accepted Answer

An XML sitemap is a file that lists all important pages on your website in a structured format. It helps search engines discover and crawl your content more efficiently. The file typically lives at /sitemap.xml and contains URLs along with metadata like last modified dates and priority.

Question 2

Does this work with sitemap index files?

Accepted Answer

Yes! The tool handles both standard sitemaps (with elements) and sitemap index files (with elements). Sitemap index files are used when a site has multiple sitemaps, and this tool will extract all the sitemap URLs listed in the index.

Question 3

What metadata does it extract?

Accepted Answer

For each URL, the tool extracts: the URL itself (loc), last modified date (lastmod), priority (0.0-1.0), and change frequency (changefreq). Not all sitemaps include all metadata fields, so some may show as blank in the output.

Question 4

Can I use this for competitor analysis?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely! Most websites have publicly accessible sitemaps. You can extract all their indexed pages to understand their site structure, identify their main content areas, see how often they update, and discover pages you might want to analyze further.

Question 5

How do I export the extracted URLs?

Accepted Answer

You can export in three formats: just the URLs (one per line for easy use with tools), JSON (structured data with all metadata), or CSV (perfect for spreadsheets and further analysis). Click the corresponding copy button to get the format you need.

Question 6

Is my data processed securely?

Accepted Answer

Yes. All XML parsing and URL extraction happens in your browser using JavaScript. The sitemap XML and extracted data never leave your computer. We don't store, log, or have access to any sitemaps or URLs you process.

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