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Cron ↔ RRULE Schedule Converter

About this tool

Convert supported patterns between cron expressions and RRULE recurrence rules. The formats are not equivalent for every schedule: review the output, time zone and expected occurrences before using it.

Features:

  • Two-way conversion — cron expressions ↔ RRULE
  • Syntax validation — check supported cron and RRULE syntax
  • Schedule preview — inspect upcoming occurrences where supported
  • Pattern support — supported intervals and recurrence patterns
  • Ready-made templates — common daily, weekly and monthly schedules
  • Expression explanations — human-readable schedule descriptions

Use cases:

Configure cron jobs, connect calendar systems, prepare schedule migrations and build schedulers and DevOps automation.

Cron Expression → RRULE

Format: minute hour day month weekday

RRULE result:


        
      

RRULE → Cron Expression

RFC 5545 RRULE format

Cron result:


        
      

Reference

Cron format

minute hour day month weekday

  • minute: 0-59
  • hour: 0-23
  • day: 1-31
  • month: 1-12
  • weekday: 0–6 (0 = Sunday)

Special characters

  • * — any value
  • , — list separator
  • - — range
  • / — step
  • ? — unspecified (day/weekday)

RRULE frequencies

  • DAILY — daily
  • WEEKLY — weekly
  • MONTHLY — monthly
  • YEARLY — yearly

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