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Free tools to fix Google crawling and indexing issues

Nine small tools for the jobs that come up when pages don't get into Google: reading Search Console reports, cleaning URL lists, testing robots.txt, checking server logs and preparing sitemaps and redirects.

Tools

URL Inspection decoderPaste a URL Inspection report and see what every field means and what to fix first.Page indexing report analyzerGroup exported “not indexed” URLs by reason, folder and URL pattern, and get a list worth rechecking.URL list cleanerRemove duplicates and tracking parameters and normalise a messy list of links.Backlink list prioritizerKeep one best link per referring domain and flag links worth a second look.Drip-feed plannerSpread new links over days at a steady pace and export the schedule.Robots.txt testerCheck which URLs a robots.txt file blocks for Googlebot and which line decides.Googlebot log analyzerFind real Googlebot visits in server logs and see what it crawls and which URLs fail.Sitemap generatorTurn a list of URLs into valid XML sitemap files, split within Google's limits.Redirect map generatorTurn old→new URL pairs into Apache or Nginx redirect rules, with chains fixed.

Free PDF

Download the checklist: diagnosing indexing problems

Step by step: status in Search Console, page availability, robots.txt, noindex, canonical URL, redirects, sitemap and backlinks, with what to do in each case.

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Which tool fits your problem

A URL Inspection report you can't read	URL Inspection decoder
Hundreds of URLs under “Why pages aren't indexed”	Page indexing report analyzer
A messy list of links before checking or indexing	URL list cleaner
Too many backlinks and a limited budget	Backlink list prioritizer
Not sure how fast to send new links	Drip-feed planner
Pages may be blocked by robots.txt	Robots.txt tester
Not sure whether Googlebot really visits	Googlebot log analyzer
A large site without a working sitemap	Sitemap generator
A site move with hundreds of old URLs	Redirect map generator

How the tools fit together

A typical order is: find the problem (URL Inspection decoder, Page indexing report analyzer, Googlebot log analyzer), fix the causes (robots.txt tester, redirect map generator, sitemap generator), then prepare the list of URLs to recheck (URL list cleaner, backlink list prioritizer, drip-feed planner).

Questions and answers

Are the tools free?

Yes. All tools are free to use and need no account.

Is my data uploaded anywhere?

No. Files and pasted text are processed by JavaScript in your browser and are not sent to a server.

Do the tools connect to my Search Console account?

No. You copy or export data from Search Console yourself and paste or upload it here.

Who makes these tools?

The SpeedyIndex team, which runs a service for checking and speeding up the indexing of URL lists. The free tools work on their own; SpeedyIndex is only suggested as the next step for large lists.