Explain Cron

Explain Cron

New A tool to parse and humanize cron expressions.

Cron expression to parse and humanize

Resulting readable string

Please enter a cron expression

About this Tool

What is cron?

Cron is a time-based job scheduler in Unix-like operating systems. It allows users to schedule jobs (commands or scripts) to run at specific times or intervals.

What does this tool do?

This tool takes a cron expression and parses it into a human-readable string. It helps users understand what the cron expression means without having to decode it themselves.

Examples

Here are some examples of cron expressions and their humanized strings:

Cron ExpressionHumanized String
0 0 * * *At 12:00 AM
0 12 * * MON-FRIAt 12:00 PM, Monday through Friday
*/5 * * * *Every 5 minutes
0 0 1 * *At 12:00 AM, on day 1 of the month
0 0 * * 1-5At 12:00 AM, Monday through Friday
Courtesy ofcronstrue.