Every weekday at 8 AM
0 8 * * 1-5
At 08:00, Monday through Friday
Cron Expression Parser
Translate CRON expressions into human-readable schedules with next run times.
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About this tool
Cron is the Unix standard for scheduling recurring tasks. A cron expression has five fields separated by spaces: minute, hour, day-of-month, month, and day-of-week. Each field accepts a number, a wildcard (*), a step (*/5), a range (1-5), or a list (1,3,5).
Reading an unfamiliar cron expression is hard. This tool translates it into plain English and shows the next ten scheduled run times so you can immediately see whether the schedule does what you intend.
How to use it
- Type a cron expression or click one of the presets.
- The human-readable summary appears instantly.
- Check the field breakdown to understand what each position controls.
- Scroll down to see the next 10 run times with full dates and times.
Examples
Every 15 minutes
*/15 * * * *
Every 15 minutes
Common problems
- Expression works in cron but the tool shows an error.
- This tool supports the standard 5-field POSIX cron syntax. Extensions like @reboot, @daily, or a seconds field (6 fields) are not supported.