Crontab to English Translator
Turn a cron expression into a plain-English sentence and see exactly when it will next run. Supports the standard five fields plus the @daily-style nicknames, ranges, steps and month or weekday names.
How It Works
Each of the five fields — minute, hour, day of month, month and day of week — is expanded into the set of values it matches. The description is built from those sets, and the next-run preview walks forward through real calendar dates, applying the rule that when both day fields are restricted, either one matching is enough.
- Standard 5-field cron plus @nicknames
- Ranges (1-5), steps (*/10) and lists (1,15,30)
- Month and weekday names (JAN, MON)
- Next five run times in your local zone
- Field-by-field breakdown
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