Why Tools Ku
- Free, no signup
- Standard 5-field cron
- Human-readable output
- Local parsing
Crontab, K8s CronJob, and CI schedules use cron syntax. This tool explains expressions like daily 2:30 or weekly Monday 9:00.
Parsing is local—expressions are not uploaded. Pair with timestamp tools for debugging.
Steps
- Paste 5-field cron
- Read description
- Verify schedule
- Copy for docs
FAQ
- Format?
- Minute hour day month weekday, space-separated.
- Quartz 6-field?
- This page is Linux 5-field (no seconds).
- * and */5?
- * = any; */5 = every 5 units.
- Uploaded?
- No.
- Parse error?
- Check five fields and valid ranges.
- Generate cron?
- This page focuses on explain; write reverse from description.