Image Sitemap
Generate a Google-compliant Image Sitemap XML to help search engines discover and index all your site's images.
Last updated: April 23, 2026
Site Base URL
Used to auto-fill page URLs. You can override each entry individually.
Image Entries1
No image URL set
https://example.com/
Sitemap Settings
What is an Image Sitemap?
A Google Image Sitemap is an XML file that tells search engines about the images on your website. It helps Googlebot discover images that might otherwise be missed—especially those loaded via JavaScript.
Enter your site's base URL and add image entries
Fill in image URL and the page it appears on (required)
Add optional title, caption, location, and license
Generate and download the XML, then submit to Google Search Console
Click Import URLs to upload a .txt file with one image URL per line. All entries will be added automatically.
Supported XML Tags
<image:loc>Absolute URL of the image (required)
<image:title>Title of the image
<image:caption>Short description of the image
<image:geo_location>Geographical location of the image
<image:license>URL of the image license
Image Sitemap — No Uploads Required
Help search engines find all the images on your site with a dedicated Image Sitemap. This tool allows you to create a Google-compliant XML sitemap specifically for your images, including metadata like titles, captions, and licenses. It's especially useful for sites where images are loaded dynamically or aren't easily found by standard crawlers.
Why This Tool Exists
What makes this useful — and why I built it this way.
XML File Generation: Generate XML sitemaps specifically mapping website images.
Google Bot Friendly: Includes image locations, captions, and license metadata tags.
Crawl Speed Optimizations: Helps crawlers find and index all site images quickly.
When You'd Use This
Real situations where this tool saves the day.
Image Rich Sites: Speed up indexation for photography portfolios or stock image sites.
E-commerce Optimization: Index product images to show up in image searches.
Blog Image Audits: Ensure Google indexing captures visual infographic assets.
Using Image Sitemap
It's straightforward — here's how it works.
Enter your site's base URL.
Add individual image entries or import a list of URLs.
Fill in optional metadata like titles and captions.
Generate and download your sitemap.xml file.
Questions People Ask
Honest answers about how this works.
Where do I upload the sitemap?
Short answer: Upload the generated sitemap.xml to your website's root directory and submit the URL to Google Search Console.
Why use a separate image sitemap?
It ensures that Google's image bot (Googlebot-Image) can find and index your images even if they are not in the main HTML content.
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