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Cron Expression Explainer

Paste a 5-field cron (minute hour day month weekday) and read it in plain English.

How to explain a cron

  1. Paste a 5-field expression.
  2. Read the English summary.
  3. Check the next estimated run times.

Frequently asked questions

6 or 7 fields?

This page is classic 5-field Unix cron, not Quartz seconds.

@daily?

Macros such as @daily are accepted.

Exact next runs?

Estimates use your browser clock and a simple iterator.

Private?

Yes.

Free?

Yes.

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