Free cron tool

Explain a cron expression in plain English

Paste a Unix 5-field expression to translate it instantly, see each field, and preview the next five run times.

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Unix 5-field cron, retries, and execution logs after a free account.

What a cron translator does

A translator starts from an expression you already have — `0 9 * * 1` — and says what it means. CronGPT does the opposite: English in, expression out.

How to read the five fields

Minute, hour, day of month, month, day of week. `0 9 * * 1` is minute 0, hour 9, every day of month, every month, weekday 1 (Monday).

Common gotchas

If both day-of-month and day-of-week are set, Unix ORs them. 0 and 7 are Sunday. Crontab uses the machine clock; CronFox production uses the service clock.

When to use the other tools

Validator checks syntax. Calculator lists many upcoming times in another timezone. CronGPT writes a new expression from English.

Same format on CronFox

HTTP tasks store this Unix 5-field string on cron_expression_1. Deploy saves a 24-hour browser draft, then opens New Task after you choose a collection.

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