$ the control plane for cron
Stop SSHing in to fix a schedule that broke at 3am.
norc edits, syncs, and monitors cron jobs across every machine you run, local or remote, with real run history and AI-assisted scheduling. Direct control, not just an after-the-fact page.
Everything your schedules need
Direct control over cron, across every machine you run — without the footguns.
Local-first editing
Edit your machine’s crontab in a calm UI — no SSH-and-vi rituals, no guessing at syntax.
Cross-device sync
Your jobs and machines stay in sync across every device you sign in from.
Remote servers
Run the norc agent on any server you can already reach. It connects outbound to norc — no inbound ports to open, no keys handed over.
Run history & failures
See when jobs ran, what they returned, and which ones failed — instead of finding out the hard way.
AI schedule generation
Describe a schedule in plain language and turn it into a correct cron expression (bring your own key).
Safe crontab writes
norc only touches the jobs it manages — foreign and hand-written entries are preserved untouched.
How it works
From zero to scheduled in three steps.
Pair a machine
Link a local machine or a remote server in a few seconds with a device code — nothing inbound, no credentials to hand over.
Create or generate jobs
Write cron directly, or describe the schedule in natural language and let norc generate it.
Watch runs & get alerts
Track run history across machines and surface failures before they pile up.
Stop watching cron jobs. Start running them.
Every other tool pages you after a job breaks. norc edits, deploys, and AI-generates cron jobs across your whole fleet — from one place.
| norc | Healthchecks.io | Cronitor | Sentry Crons | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | flat tier by machine count | per job | per monitor + user | per cron monitor |
| Jobs keep running if norc is down | ✓ real cron runs them | n/a · monitors only | n/a · monitors only | n/a · monitors only |
| Edit & deploy jobs remotely | ✓ | — | Partial · CLI only | — |
| AI natural-language jobs | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Multi-machine fleet | ✓ | — | — | — |
Monitoring tools only — they tell you a job failed. See the full 10-tool comparison →
$ norc runs on macOS desktop, the command line, and iOS and Android for on-the-go access. Windows and Linux desktop are in progress.
// not a beginner cron helper, and not just another dashboard.
norc is the control plane that sits between you and every schedule you run.