Image Sitemap Generator
An image sitemap helps search engines find images they might miss, such as images loaded by JavaScript or hosted on a CDN. List each page with its images as “page URL | image URL, image URL” and the generator groups them per page, removes duplicates, validates every address, checks Google’s limit of 1,000 images per page and 50,000 pages per file, and writes a valid XML sitemap with the image extension.
- Runs in your browser
- No sign-up
- Free to use
How to use Image Sitemap Generator
- Enter “page | images” lines.
- Optionally set a last-modified date.
- Copy or download image-sitemap.xml.
- Upload it and submit it.
Image Sitemap Generator features
Grouped per page
Repeated pages merged.
CDN images
Other domains allowed.
Limits checked
1,000 images per page.
Safe XML
Every value is XML-escaped.
Download
Ready-made .xml file.
Private
Runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
When to use Image Sitemap Generator
- Galleries and portfolios.
- Shops with images on a CDN.
- Images loaded by JavaScript.
- Adding images to an existing sitemap setup.
Image Sitemap Generator FAQ
Why only image:loc?
Google deprecated image:caption, image:title, image:geo_location and image:license in 2022. Use alt text and structured data for descriptions.
Can images be on another domain?
Yes. Images on a CDN or a different domain can be listed for your pages.
How do I submit the sitemap?
Upload the file to your site, add a “Sitemap: https://…” line to robots.txt and submit it in Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools.
Can I add image entries to my normal sitemap?
Yes. Image tags can be added to the URL entries of an existing sitemap, or kept in a separate image sitemap.
Images search engines can find
Search engines find most images by crawling pages. An image sitemap is useful when images are hard to discover or when image search is important for your business.
You can also add image entries to your normal sitemap; a separate file is easier to maintain when the images change often.
An image sitemap lists each page with the images it contains. It is most useful for images search engines might not find on their own – images loaded by JavaScript, galleries opened by scripts, or files hosted on a CDN or another domain.
Images are grouped per page, duplicates are removed and every address is validated. Google allows up to 1,000 images per page entry and the usual sitemap limits of 50,000 URLs and 50 MB per file. Image addresses on a CDN are fine as long as the CDN domain is not blocked by robots.txt.
Descriptive file names and alt text on the page still matter most for image search. An image sitemap helps discovery; it does not replace good on-page context.