Crontab Parser — Explain Cron Expressions & Next Runs

Parse a crontab expression into plain English and preview the next 10 scheduled run times. Supports standard 5-field cron syntax.

Cron expression

Minute

Hour

Day (month)

Month

Day (week)

Presets:

Format: min hour day-of-month month day-of-week

Supports *, ,, -, /. Week: 0–7 (0 and 7 = Sunday).

Result

Enter a cron expression to see a plain-English explanation and the next run times.

Tool Introduction

This free crontab parser takes a standard 5-field cron expression, explains it in plain English, and lists the next 10 scheduled run times in your local time zone.

It supports stars, lists, ranges and step values like */15, 1-5, 0,30. Everything runs in your browser.