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Cron Expression Generator - Visual Cron Builder Online

Build, visualize, and understand cron expressions. Features a visual grid, human-readable description, next executions, and platform code generation.

Minute
Hour
Day of Month
Month
Day of Week
* * * * *

Every minute

Platform Code
* * * * * /path/to/command

Click cells in the visual grid to build a cron schedule without memorizing syntax, or switch to text mode and type the expression directly. Toggle between Linux Crontab (5-field) and Java/Quartz (7-field with seconds and year) — perfect for Spring Boot @Scheduled, Quartz Scheduler, and any JVM cron use. Every change shows a human-readable translation in English, Chinese, or German plus the next five execution times so you can verify the schedule before deploying. Generate ready-to-use code for Vercel Cron, GitHub Actions workflows, Kubernetes CronJob YAML, or a plain crontab line. Special expressions like @daily, @hourly, and Quartz characters (?, L, W, #) are parsed automatically. Share your schedule by copying the URL — the expression is encoded in the hash, no account needed. Everything runs locally in your browser; nothing is sent to a server.

How to use

  1. 1

    Choose version

    Toggle between Linux Crontab (5 fields: minute, hour, day, month, weekday) and Java/Quartz (7 fields: second, minute, hour, day, month, weekday, year).

  2. 2

    Build your schedule

    For each field, choose a mode — Every, Range, Step, or Specify — then fill in the values. Or switch to Text mode and type the cron expression directly.

  3. 3

    Read the translation

    The human-readable description updates in real time so you can verify the schedule means what you think it means.

  4. 4

    Preview executions

    Check the next five execution times to make sure the schedule fires when you expect.

  5. 5

    Copy platform code

    Choose your target platform (Vercel Cron, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes CronJob, or crontab) and copy the ready-to-use snippet. For Spring Boot, copy the Quartz expression and paste it into your @Scheduled(cron = "...") annotation.

FAQ

Q.What is a cron expression?

Linux Crontab uses five space-separated fields: minute (0-59), hour (0-23), day of month (1-31), month (1-12), and day of week (0-6, 0=Sunday). Java/Quartz adds seconds (0-59) and year (optional). Each field specifies when a scheduled task runs.

Q.Does this support seconds and Quartz cron?

Yes! Toggle to Java/Quartz mode to build 7-field expressions with seconds and year. Quartz also supports special characters: ? (no specific value), L (last), W (nearest weekday), and # (nth weekday of month).

Q.What do @daily, @hourly etc. mean?

These are special shorthand strings: @yearly = 0 0 0 1 1 *, @monthly = 0 0 0 1 * *, @weekly = 0 0 0 * * 0, @daily = 0 0 0 * * *, @hourly = 0 0 * * * *. They are recognized automatically.

Q.Can I share a cron schedule via URL?

Yes. Every edit updates the URL hash with the URL-encoded expression (e.g. #*%2F5%20*%20*%20*%20* for */5 * * * *). Just copy the page URL — anyone opening it sees the same schedule.

Q.Does it work with Spring Boot @Scheduled?

Yes. Spring's @Scheduled(cron = "...") accepts the 6-field Quartz format (second minute hour dayOfMonth month dayOfWeek). Switch to Java/Quartz mode here, build your expression, and paste it directly into the @Scheduled annotation. Note that Spring requires either dayOfMonth or dayOfWeek to be "?" — the visual builder handles this automatically.

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