Cron Expression Generator

To create a cron expression, pick when the job should run (every N minutes, daily at a time, weekdays, monthly) or type an expression. ClickZM explains it in plain English and lists the next run times in UTC and your time zone.

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Cron expression

Minute

Hour

Day of month

Month

Day of week

Server time zone (cron runs in the server's zone)

Standard 5-field cron (Vixie / Linux crontab, Kubernetes CronJob, GitHub Actions). Macros @hourly, @daily, @weekly, @monthly and @yearly are accepted. Quartz and AWS formats with a seconds or year field are not.

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How to use Cron Expression Generator

1Type or paste your input into the Cron Expression Generator.
2Choose any options you need.
3See the result update instantly.
4Copy the result or download it.

Cron Expression Generator: questions people ask

What do the five fields mean?

Minute (0–59), hour (0–23), day of month (1–31), month (1–12) and day of week (0–6, Sunday = 0).

What if I set both day of month and day of week?

Standard cron runs when either matches, so 0 9 1 * 1 runs on the 1st and on every Monday.

Is my data uploaded when I use the Cron Expression Generator?

No. The Cron Expression Generator runs entirely in your web browser, so your text and numbers stay on your device and work even on a slow connection.

Does the Cron Expression Generator work on iPhone, Android and Mac?

Yes. The Cron Expression Generator runs in any modern browser (Safari, Chrome, Edge or Firefox) on iPhone, iPad, Android phones, Mac, Windows and Chromebook. There is no app to install.

Is the Cron Expression Generator free?

Yes. The Cron Expression Generator is free with no signup, no watermark and no daily limit.