Mapdown

Create a sitemap.xml file based on the Markdown files in the current directory.

Installing

Download the appropriate executable for your architecture and save it somewhere in your path.

Download for MacOS 64-Bit Apple Silicon

Download for Linux x86 64-Bit

Download Windows x86 64-Bit

Other Downloads

Usage

mapdown https://example.com

Example Output

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
<url>
    <loc>https://www.example.com</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-12-18</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>1.0</priority>
</url>
<url>
    <loc>https://www.example.com/first-example</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-12-17</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
</url>
<url>
    <loc>https://www.example.com/second-example</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-12-17</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
</url>
<url>
    <loc>https://www.example.com/special/another-example</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-12-17</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
</url>
</urlset>

Building

cd src
make

Notes

• The main URL is always included (https://www.example.com) even if there is not an index.md file
• Where index.md files exist the path without index is used (https://www.example.com/example-directory)

Mapdown was created by Joel Dare on December 16, 2024.