Dear Builders,
We’re thrilled to announce the general availability of a new capability on monday.com: Custom Columns, starting with the Open Status & Open Dropdown column types.
This new capability allows you to build your own columns, fully integrated into the monday board, our most powerful and widely used workspace. It’s a leap forward in enabling domain: specific workflows that seamlessly fit your users’ needs.
What’s now possible:
Create domain-specific columns: Tailor dropdown or status options with your own logic (e.g., deal stages, project health, approval statuses).
Launch with confidence: this capability has already been tested in beta, where several builders used it to create and deploy powerful apps with real customer adoption.
Distribute through the column store: users can now discover your custom column directly from the monday UI, as part of your app.
Why this matters:
- The board is our central real estate, custom columns let you extend it with more power than ever before.
- You can now deepen your integration, differentiate your product, and even explore monetization strategies through unique in-column experiences.
- This is just the beginning. We’re starting with status and dropdown columns, with more planned as we continue expanding platform extensibility in 2025 and 2026 .
Let us know what you’re building: we’d love to showcase it in our upcoming webinars and community spotlights.
As always, your feedback shapes what we build next.
Thank you for continuing to help us push the boundaries of what’s possible on monday.com.
