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Cron Expression Builder

Build, validate, and explain cron schedules for Linux, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, AWS EventBridge Scheduler, and Quartz—with time-zone-aware run previews.

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Step 1

Choose the scheduler

5 fields · POSIX-style

Official rules
Step 2

Build or paste an expression

Host-configured

minute hour day-of-month month day-of-week

Common schedules
Valid expression

Step 3

Review the schedule

Linux / POSIX
Plain-English explanation

At 09:00, Monday through Friday.

Next five scheduled times

Scheduled trigger times, not an execution-time guarantee.

Selected zoneUTC
Platform configurationLinux crontab entry

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    How it works

    About the Cron Expression Builder

    Choose the platform that will execute your schedule before writing the expression. The builder changes its field count, validation rules, time-zone behavior, warnings, and deployment snippet to match that platform.

    Paste an existing expression or edit its individual fields. The next-run preview is calculated locally with the same dialect and IANA time zone shown in the result, including daylight-saving transitions.