Make Grid Adds Custom Layouts and Real-Time Collaboration for Paid Users.

Make has rolled out four significant updates to Make Grid, its visual workspace for mapping and managing automation landscapes. The new features, available now for all paid plan customers, shift the tool from a passive visualization layer into an active workspace where teams can organize, edit, and collaborate without leaving the grid.

Make Grid launched earlier this year to solve a common problem: as organizations scale their automation infrastructure, they lose track of dependencies, connections, and which workflows power which business processes. The grid provides a single, automatically generated visual map of an entire AI and automation ecosystem. Now, it's becoming more interactive.

The first major update introduces custom layouts. Users can now move and resize folders, teams, and assets directly on the grid, arranging them to match how their team thinks about workflows. This addresses feedback from teams who wanted more control over how their automation landscape is presented, rather than relying solely on auto-generated views.

According to Make, tens of thousands of teams have adopted the grid since launch, and many reported that seeing their landscape clearly was powerful, but being able to reshape it made it feel truly theirs.

Make Grid now supports real-time collaboration. Users can see who else is active on the grid and follow their cursor as they build or troubleshoot. This feature mirrors collaborative editing tools like Figma or Google Docs, bringing that same immediate visibility to automation management.

For distributed teams managing complex workflows, this reduces the friction of coordinating changes and debugging issues together.

Users can now view and edit connected objects, such as Google Sheets, Docs, and Slides, directly within Make Grid. Previously, users had to leave the grid to update these resources. The change streamlines workflows by keeping teams in a single interface, reducing context switching when managing automations that rely on external data sources.

Make has also improved pan, select, and zoom controls to make navigating large automation landscapes more intuitive. As organizations build more complex ecosystems with dozens or hundreds of interconnected workflows, better navigation becomes essential for maintaining visibility and control.

The updates arrive as Make continues expanding its AI and automation offerings. The company recently launched MCP Toolboxes to give AI agents controlled access to workflows, and introduced an Agent Library with pre-built templates for common use cases.

Make Grid competes with other visual automation tools like Zapier and n8n, though its focus on landscape visualization and dependency mapping differentiates it. The tool is designed for teams managing multiple workflows across departments, where understanding how automations connect becomes as important as building them.

Leon Rainalter, Operational Excellence Specialist at Wemolo, noted in a case study that Make Grid helps his team roll out backend changes more confidently by ensuring only the right workflows are adjusted. The transparency, he said, cuts anxiety and restores trust in every update.

The updates are available immediately to all paid plan customers. Free tier users do not have access to Make Grid. More details are available in Make's announcement.