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Type a cron schedule and read it in plain English. Describe a schedule in English and get the cron. Preview the next runs in your timezone — all in your browser, nothing sent anywhere.

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    Describe it in English → cron
    Try “every 15 minutes”, “first of the month at noon”, “every Monday and Friday at 6pm”.
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    *minute
    0–59
    *hour
    0–23
    *day of month
    1–31
    *month
    1–12 / JAN
    *day of week
    0–6 / SUN
    *any value (every)
    ,value list — 1,15,30
    -range — 9-17
    /step — */15 (every 15)
    Llast — day-of-month L, or 5L = last Friday
    Wnearest weekday — 15W
    #nth weekday — 5#3 = 3rd Friday

    You know when it should run.
    Do you know it ran?

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