---
title: "norc-desktop: one view of your cron jobs, edited safely"
description: "norc-desktop shows your Mac's cron jobs in one window and edits the real crontab safely. It touches only jobs norc manages and flags drift."
url: https://norc.app/desktop
---

norc-desktop

# One view of your cron jobs. Edit them safely.

norc-desktop shows this machine's jobs in one window, previews the next runs and writes changes to the real crontab. It touches only the jobs norc manages and flags when the crontab drifts.

Install norc-desktop [See pricing](https://norc.app/pricing)

Prefer headless? → [norc-cli](https://norc.app/cli)

![norc desktop on macOS: the db-prod-01 machine with 4 jobs, pg-backup-nightly selected and showing a Failed status with its schedule, command and last-run output](https://norc.app/shots/desktop-macos.webp)

## Install norc-desktop

Live today on macOS and Linux. Windows packaging is in progress.

| Platform | Install | Version |
| --- | --- | --- |
| macOS | `brew install --cask norcapp/norc/norc-desktop`Apple Silicon | [v0.3.1](https://github.com/norcapp/norc-desktop/releases/tag/v0.3.1) |
| Linux | [AppImage, .deb and .rpm (x86\_64 and arm64)](https://github.com/norcapp/norc-desktop/releases/tag/v0.3.1) | [v0.3.1](https://github.com/norcapp/norc-desktop/releases/tag/v0.3.1) |
| Windows | winget / Chocolatey / Scoop |  In progress |

Verify your download (SHA-256)v0.3.1

After downloading, run the command for your system and check that the hash it prints matches the one listed for that file.

macOS

`shasum -a 256 <file>`

Linux

`sha256sum <file>`

Windows (PowerShell)

`Get-FileHash <file>`

-   norc\_0.3.1\_aarch64.AppImage`0ad091b2e5ede44acef9b00c75f71696c1270b30b05a31429c1a20c5963cedcd`
-   norc\_0.3.1\_aarch64.dmg`c2ec08881603535b1195132d2a5aee8cea4b0d1d29f57917452313241e4efd93`
-   norc\_0.3.1\_amd64.AppImage`13d0ff157cdc0d2e9632c6c8f682f94078c92814d4cf23eeaf50d79d850e4376`
-   norc\_0.3.1\_amd64.deb`b292e59b8810a7705f27c81a440dcfed1673afc40850dca15af0369aea1dae8a`
-   norc\_0.3.1\_arm64.deb`5c86352f3a001b16c93f86307a055e1eb16e518771407232aa382e76d2a4b741`
-   norc-0.3.1-1.aarch64.rpm`0562f9bf4cf0a3c3f1bac4618496a344647186ec33dcb5c5115eb5665a49cdcf`
-   norc-0.3.1-1.x86\_64.rpm`14d717a011a69c5026e95fff28783a1ff2d0c3fd345d5bafb87e03a24f8fea82`

[All releases on GitHub (v0.3.1)](https://github.com/norcapp/norc-desktop/releases)

## Know this machine is in sync.

Pairing, connection and crontab status sit at the top of the window.

norc-desktop · status

machine MacBook-Pro.local  
 
9c21f0a4-5e3b-4d28-8f16-7a0b3c2d1e95  
 
paired yes  
 
bridge connected  
 
crontab in sync (3 managed, 1 unmanaged)  
 
drift none detected  

## What the window does

What the window shows and does.

### Device pairing

Pairs the machine to your norc account with the same device-code flow as norc-cli. Enter the code once and the machine is paired.

### Live connection

Stays connected, so you can reach this machine from the vault and your other devices.

### Writes to your real crontab, flags drift

Writes norc jobs to the real local crontab, leaving hand-written entries untouched, and flags when the crontab diverges from what norc expects: a hand edit, a stray script, a job that fell out of sync.

### Cross-device sync with the CLI

Jobs and machines stay in sync with norc-cli and every other device you sign in from.

## Desktop or CLI

norc-cli runs headless, the right choice for a server. norc-desktop is a window for a machine you sit in front of.

|  | norc-cli | norc-desktop |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs headless | Yes | No |
| At-a-glance status window | No | Yes |
| Drift detection UI | No | Yes |
| Runs on a server with no display | Yes | No |

Prefer headless? See [norc-cli →](https://norc.app/cli)

norc-desktop shows this machine's jobs and edits the real crontab.

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