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Column Clone & Sync โ€” unlock the columns monday.com locks out of automations

  • April 30, 2026
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LupApps

Hi monday.com dev community ๐Ÿ‘‹ย 

Sharing a newย app from LupApps:ย Column Clone & Sync

THE PROBLEM


Formula, Mirror, Timeline, and Connected Boards columns hold critical data โ€” but monday.com locks them out of automations.
You can't select a Formula column in the automation builder. Mirror is read-only. Timeline dates can't split into separate columns natively.

The Workflow Builder now supports some of these scenarios, but Pro accounts are limited to 5 workflows โ€” and building a full workflow just to make one column value usable doesn't scale. ย  ย 

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OUR APPROACH

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CCS is built as a column extension โ€” not an automation. Click the three dots on any column header โ†’ Apps โ†’ Column Clone & Sync โ†’ pick your source โ†’ done.

No workflow builder. No automation recipes. No operations cost.

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Setup takes ~5 seconds.

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WHAT CCS COVERS

  • 33 source column types โ†’ 9 target types

  • Formula โ†’ Date, Numbers, Text, Status โ€” results where you actually need them

  • Mirror โ†’ all 9 target types โ€” no more read-only dead ends

  • Timeline โ†’ separate Date columns โ€” start & end split instantly

  • Connected Boards โ†’ Text

  • Supports both one-time copy and ongoing sync

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TECHNICAL DETAILS

  • Column extension architecture (not board-level automation)

  • Event-driven sync (no polling)

  • Runs fully inside monday.com infrastructure โ€” no external data processing

  • Flat-rate pricing โ€” no per-operation metering

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๐ŸŽฅ See it in action:

https://youtu.be/bRhDhF6oE5Q

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Weโ€™d love feedback from other builders โ€” especially around edge cases in column type conversions.

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๐Ÿ”— Install with a 14-day free trial (no credit card required):

https://monday.com/marketplace/listing/10000754/column-cloneโ€“sync