mcron Alternatives

mcron is described as 'Is GNU's implementation of cron. It is a 100% compatible replacement for Vixie cron' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are seven alternatives to mcron for Linux, Windows, Mac and FreeBSD. The best mcron alternative is entr, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like mcron are System Scheduler, Anacron, incron and fcron.

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  1. entr icon

    entr

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    Run arbitrary commands when files change.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     

    • entr is the most popular Linux alternative to mcron.

    • entr is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to mcron.

    • entr is Free and Open Sourcemcron is also Free and Open Source
  2. System Scheduler icon

    System Scheduler

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    System Scheduler for Windows, Free Task Scheduling Software replace Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler

    39 System Scheduler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • System Scheduler is the most popular Windows alternative to mcron.

    • System Scheduler is Freemium and Proprietarymcron is Free and Open Source

  4. Anacron

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    Anacron is a periodic command scheduler. It executes commands at intervals specified in days. Unlike cron, it does not assume that the system is running continuously. It can therefore be used to control the execution of daily, weekly and monthly jobs (or anything with a period...

    59 Anacron alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     

  5. incron

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    This program is an "inotify cron" system. It consists of a daemon and a table manipulator. You can use it a similar way as the regular cron. The difference is that the inotify cron handles filesystem events rather than time periods.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    fcron

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    Fcron is a periodical command scheduler which aims at replacing Vixie Cron, so it implements most of its functionalities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. Guard (CLI Tool) icon

    Guard (CLI Tool)

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    Guard automates various tasks by running custom rules whenever file or directories are modified.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     

    • Guard (CLI Tool) is the most popular Mac alternative to mcron.

    • Guard (CLI Tool) is Free and Open Sourcemcron is also Free and Open Source
  9. fswatch icon

    fswatch

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    A cross-platform file change monitor with multiple backends: Apple OS X File System Events, *BSD kqueue, Solaris/Illumos File Events Notification, Linux inotify, Microsoft Windows and a stat()-based backend.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
     
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