Cron Expression Builder & Explainer

Build cron expressions with dropdowns or type a raw expression to decode it.

Minute

Hour

Day of Month

Month

Day of Week

* * * * *

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Expression Explanation

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Named Macros Reference

Macro	Equivalent	Description
`@reboot`	—	Run once at startup
`@yearly / @annually`	`0 0 1 1 *`	Once a year, midnight Jan 1
`@monthly`	`0 0 1 * *`	Once a month, midnight 1st
`@weekly`	`0 0 * * 0`	Once a week, midnight Sunday
`@daily / @midnight`	`0 0 * * *`	Once a day at midnight
`@hourly`	`0 * * * *`	Once an hour, at :00