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Cron Expression Validator with Timeline & Next Runs | Dev Tools
Check cron expressions quickly with a visual timeline, upcoming execution preview, and warnings for overly aggressive cadences. Great for CI jobs, maintenance windows, or scheduled alerts.
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Cron Expression Validator
Validate cron syntax, preview the next 10 fire times, and spot risky schedules.
Supported syntax
Supports classic 5-field cron (minute hour day-of-month month day-of-week) and Quartz-style 6/7-field cron with seconds and optional year (second minute hour day-of-month month day-of-week [year]).
Field meanings
- Second: 0-59 (Quartz only)
- Minute: 0-59
- Hour: 0-23
- Day of month: 1-31
- Month: 1-12 or JAN-DEC
- Day of week: 0-6 or SUN-SAT
- Year: four digits (optional for Quartz)
Special characters
,list multiple values (e.g.,1,15)-specify ranges (e.g.,1-5)/step values (e.g.,0/15for every 15)*wildcard for all valid values?placeholder in Quartz for day-of-month or day-of-week
Next 10 runsBased on UTC
Enter a cron expression to see the schedule.
Visual timelineSpacing reflects time between runs
Timeline scaled between first and tenth run in UTC.
Warnings
No risky cadence detected.