KCron is KDE’s task scheduler. Use this program to configure and schedule tasks. It is a graphical user interface to cron, the UNIX system scheduler.
When you start this module you will see a summarized view of existing scheduled tasks and associated environment variables. If you are running as the root user, you will see these items for all users on the computer as well as the system scheduled tasks.
This is free and open source software.
Website: invent.kde.org/system/kcron
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Developer: Gary Meyer
License: GNU General Public License v2.0 or later
KCron is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| GUI Command Schedulers | |
|---|---|
| KCron | Configure and schedule tasks |
| KTimer | Little tool to execute programs after some time |
| Zeit | Qt frontend to crontab and at |
| Gcron | Graphical frontend for cron |
| FcronQ | Fcron GUI which uses the Python v3, Qt v4, and PyQt v4 frameworks |
| GNOME Schedule | Graphical front end for the ‘crontab’ and ‘at’ tools |
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