Sitemap Visualizer
Paste an XML sitemap (urlset or sitemap index) to visualise its structure. The tool extracts loc, lastmod, changefreq and priority for each URL, shows summary stats and a date range, and renders the URL hierarchy as a collapsible tree.
How to use
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Paste an XML sitemap
Copy the contents of a sitemap.xml file. Both <urlset> (list of URLs) and <sitemapindex> (list of child sitemaps) are supported.
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Review the summary
For urlsets, see the total URL count, how many have lastmod, and the earliest / latest lastmod dates. For index files, see the child sitemap count.
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Explore the URL tree
URLs are grouped by host and then by path segment, so you can see the site structure at a glance. Leaf nodes show lastmod, changefreq and priority badges.
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Scan the full URL table
The table at the bottom lists every URL with all four fields, useful for spotting missing lastmod or unusual priority values.
Common use cases
- Audit a sitemap for missing lastmod dates before submitting to Search Console.
- Visualise a sitemap index file to see all child sitemaps at once.
- Spot orphaned or duplicate URLs by scanning the full URL table.
- Verify that a freshly generated sitemap matches the expected site structure.
Limitations
- The tool does not fetch remote sitemaps — paste the XML. Very large sitemaps (50,000+ URLs) may render slowly.
- lastmod is parsed as a date but not validated against a specific format. Both
YYYY-MM-DDand full ISO 8601 are accepted. - The tree groups by host then by path segment. Query strings are kept on the leaf URL but do not affect tree structure.
- Namespaces other than the sitemaps.org namespace are ignored.