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Crontab to Human Readable

Translate whole crontab files into plain English, line by line.

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About the Crontab to Human Readable

Paste an entire crontab file to get a plain-English explanation of every schedule line, with comments and environment lines preserved and invalid entries flagged.

Examples

Example

0 3 * * 1

Output

At 03:00 on Monday

Keyboard shortcuts

  • Copy the main outputCtrl / ⌘ + Shift + C
  • Download the resultCtrl / ⌘ + S
  • Share this toolCtrl / ⌘ + Shift + S
  • Reset the inputsAlt + R
  • Open the tool search paletteCtrl / ⌘ + K

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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-08-09 · Runs entirely in your browser