Text to Cron Generator

Convert plain English phrases like 'every day at 8pm' into cron expressions. Supports flexible time formats and common scheduling patterns.

Supported Patterns

Click any pattern below to try it instantly. Each category contains commonly used scheduling phrases.

Daily Patterns

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Weekday Patterns

Specific Days

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Our enhanced parser supports flexible time formats and common scheduling patterns. Here's what works now!

✅ Supported formats:

  • • "every day at 8pm" (any time)
  • • "daily at 7:30am" (with minutes)
  • • "weekdays at 10am" (any time)
  • • "friday at 3:15pm" (any day/time)
  • • "every 25 minutes" (any interval)
  • • "every 3 hours" (any hours)

❌ Not supported:

  • • "every other day"
  • • "twice a day"
  • • "every few hours"
  • • "sometime this week"
  • • Complex combinations
  • • Relative time phrases

🚀 New Flexible Features:

Time Flexibility:

  • • Any hour: 1am, 8pm, 11:30pm
  • • Minutes supported: 7:15am, 9:45pm
  • • 12-hour format with am/pm

Pattern Flexibility:

  • • Any weekday with any time
  • • Custom minute/hour intervals
  • • Intelligent time parsing

Example Phrases

Try these phrases and then fine‑tune the result.

every 5 minutes
Generates a valid 5‑field cron expression
every 15 minutes
Generates a valid 5‑field cron expression
weekdays at 9am
Generates a valid 5‑field cron expression
daily at 7:30pm
Generates a valid 5‑field cron expression

Frequently Asked Questions

What phrases does Text to Cron support?

It supports common patterns like “every 15 minutes”, “weekdays at 9am”, or “daily at 7:30pm”. Complex relative phrases are not supported.

Why didn’t my phrase convert?

Ambiguous or unsupported natural language (e.g., “every other day”) can fail. Try a more explicit pattern or pick a suggested example.

Can I edit the result?

Yes. After generating an expression, you can tweak it manually or validate it with the Cron Validator.

Does it handle timezones?

The cron expression itself is timezone-agnostic. Use the Timezone Converter tool to see how it runs across time zones.