Can I paste a whole crontab?

Yes, every line is translated and comments are preserved.

Are ranges and steps supported?

Yes, lists, ranges and step values such as */15 are handled.

Does it validate syntax?

Yes, malformed lines are marked as invalid with a reason.

Crontab to Human Readable

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

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Crontab lines

Human-readable translation

0 2 * * * /usr/bin/backup.sh
at 02:00 → run: /usr/bin/backup.sh
*/15 * * * * curl -s https://example.com/ping
at minute(s) every 15 minute(s) past hour(s) every hour → run: curl -s https://example.com/ping
0 9 * * 1-5 /usr/local/bin/send-report.sh
at 09:00, on Mon through Fri → run: /usr/local/bin/send-report.sh
0 0 1 * * /usr/bin/monthly-cleanup.sh
at 00:00, on day-of-month 1 → run: /usr/bin/monthly-cleanup.sh

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

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