Cron Parser
Parse and explain cron expressions in plain English. See next run times for any schedule. Supports 5-field Unix cron and 6-field cron with seconds.
Paste a cron expression to get a plain-English explanation and a list of upcoming scheduled run times. Supports standard five-field Unix cron (minute, hour, day-of-month, month, day-of-week), six-field expressions with seconds, and shorthand like @daily, @weekly, and @hourly. Useful for debugging CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes CronJobs, AWS EventBridge rules, GitHub Actions scheduled workflows, and cloud function triggers.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does this support Quartz cron syntax?
- The parser supports standard 5-field Unix cron and 6-field cron with seconds. Some Quartz-specific extensions such as the year field may not be supported.
- How many upcoming run times does it show?
- The tool shows the next several scheduled run times so you can verify your expression fires at the expected intervals.
- Is this tool free to use?
- Yes, all tools on Here Be Tools are completely free with no signup or account required.
- Is my data sent to a server?
- No. All processing happens locally in your browser. No data you enter is ever transmitted to any server.