Zeit is a Qt frontend to crontab and at.
Cron is most suitable for scheduling repetitive tasks. Scheduling one-time tasks can be accomplished using the associated at utility.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Add, edit and delete crontab tasks
- Add, edit and delete environment variables for crontab.
- Add and delete at commands.
- Alarms and Timers.
- Copy tasks and variables.
- Optional root actions, PolKit support (KF5Auth and KF5CoreAddons are needed).
Website: launchpad.net/zeit
Support: GitHub Code Repository
Developer: Blaze
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

Zeit 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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