How to Use the New Make.com Editor and Subscenarios

The redesigned make.com editor introduces a new look, subscenarios, and updated tools that make building and maintaining automations faster and easier. This guide walks you through how to use the new interface and features step-by-step so you can confidently switch from the legacy editor.

Overview of the New Make.com Editor

The refreshed make.com editor keeps your existing workflows intact while improving how you build and manage them. Existing scenarios still work exactly as before, but you now have a cleaner interface, better organization, and new building blocks.

Key updates include:

Simplified toolbar and layout
Subscenarios to replace complex routers and bundles in many cases
Updated route behavior in the canvas
Improved scenario structure and readability

All changes are focused on giving you more control with fewer clicks, so you can focus on logic instead of layout.

How to Access the New Make.com Scenario Editor

You can open the new make.com editor directly from your existing scenarios. There is no migration process, and you do not have to rebuild anything from scratch.

Steps to open the new Make.com editor

Log in to your account on make.com.
Go to the Scenarios page.
Select any existing scenario you want to edit.
Click Edit to open it in the new editor interface.

The scenario will open with the updated layout but will keep your previous configuration, modules, and routes.

Understanding the Make.com Editor Layout

The new layout in make.com focuses on clarity and quick access to the tools you use most. While the overall logic remains the same, the visual presentation is more streamlined.

Main areas of the Make.com editor

Canvas: The central space where you place modules, routes, and subscenarios.
Top bar: Contains controls for saving, running, and scheduling the scenario.
Right-side panels: Show module configuration, history, and execution details.
Left-side elements (when visible): Help you navigate between tools and other scenario resources.

The canvas is designed to reduce clutter. Routes are easier to read, and you can quickly see how data flows through each path.

What Are Subscenarios in Make.com?

Subscenarios are a major upgrade in the new make.com editor. They let you break large, complex automations into smaller, reusable parts.

Instead of building giant scenario maps with many routers and long chains of modules, you can extract repeated or complex logic into separate subscenarios and call them from your main scenario.

Why use subscenarios in Make.com?

Reusability: Use the same logic in multiple scenarios instead of recreating it.
Clarity: Keep your main scenario small and focused.
Maintenance: Update logic once in a subscenario and apply it everywhere it is used.
Testing: Test smaller pieces of logic independently.

Subscenarios are especially helpful when you have repeated patterns, like formatting data, sending notifications, or applying the same transformations to different inputs.

How to Create a Subscenario in Make.com

You can create a subscenario directly from the new editor or from the main scenarios list in make.com. The process is quick and lets you immediately connect it to other scenarios.

Step-by-step: Create a new subscenario

In the main navigation of make.com, go to Scenarios.
Click Create new scenario.
Choose to build a scenario as a subscenario (if the option is displayed) or simply design it with the intent to call it from another scenario.
Add the modules and routes you need, as you would in any scenario.
Save and name the subscenario with a clear, descriptive title.

Once created, the subscenario can be called from other scenarios, allowing you to centralize shared logic.

How to Call a Subscenario from a Make.com Scenario

After you create a subscenario in make.com, you can trigger it from your main scenario. This allows data to flow into the subscenario, be processed, and then flow back out.

Steps to connect a scenario to a subscenario

Open your main scenario in the make.com editor.
On the canvas, click the plus icon to add a new module.
Search for and select the module designed to call or trigger another scenario (as supported by the platform at the time of reading).
Choose your subscenario from the list.
Map the input data fields from the main scenario to the subscenario inputs.
Save the configuration.

When the main scenario runs, it will pass data to the subscenario, wait for it to complete (if configured to do so), and then continue execution based on the output.

Best Practices for Using Make.com Subscenarios

Organizing your automations with subscenarios in make.com helps create cleaner, more scalable systems. To get the most from them, apply a few structural guidelines.

Naming and organization tips

Use clear, action-based names such as Format Customer Data or Send Alert Notification.
Group related subscenarios by function, like Data Cleaning, Notifications, and Integrations.
Keep subscenarios focused on a single responsibility whenever possible.

Design tips for scalable Make.com scenarios

Extract any logic that appears in more than one scenario into a subscenario.
Limit the number of branches in your main scenario to improve readability.
Use subscenarios to encapsulate complex error-handling or retry logic.
Document inputs and outputs clearly, so other team members can reuse subscenarios.

Working With Routes in the New Make.com Editor

The new make.com editor refines how routes appear and how you interact with them. While the underlying behavior is consistent with the previous version, visual adjustments make it easier to understand which path data will take.

Tips for managing routes

Use clear labels or comments around key routes to describe their purpose.
Reduce deeply nested routing where possible by delegating logic to subscenarios.
Run partial tests on individual routes to verify behavior before running the entire scenario.

By combining routes with subscenarios, you can build powerful but still understandable automations in make.com.

How to Test and Debug in the Make.com Editor

Testing remains a core part of building reliable automations in make.com. The new editor keeps familiar testing tools while improving visibility into execution details.

Testing workflow

Open your scenario or subscenario in the editor.
Click Run once to trigger a test execution.
Review the run details in the execution or history panel.
Inspect input and output data at each module.
Adjust mapping or logic based on results, then retest.

When working with subscenarios, test them in isolation first, then test again as part of the main scenario to confirm end-to-end flow.

Transitioning from the Legacy Make.com Editor

All your existing automations continue to function in the new make.com editor. You do not need to recreate scenarios, and your current configurations remain valid.

However, you can gradually adopt subscenarios and the improved layout as you update or extend your workflows. The recommended approach is:

Open a frequently used scenario in the new editor.
Identify repeated logic or complex sections.
Extract those sections into new subscenarios.
Replace the original blocks with calls to the new subscenarios.
Test thoroughly to confirm identical behavior.

This incremental method lets you modernize without risking existing processes.

Where to Learn More About Make.com Changes

The platform maintains a detailed update and help center article explaining the new editor and subscenarios. To dive deeper into the official documentation, visit the source page at this Make.com editor revamp and subscenarios launch article.

If you need broader automation strategy, scenario design consulting, or help structuring subscenarios for advanced use cases, you can also explore specialized services from Consultevo.

Next Steps With the New Make.com Editor

The updated make.com editor and subscenarios give you a more modular and maintainable way to design automations. Start by opening one of your existing scenarios, explore the new layout, and identify areas where subscenarios can simplify your logic. With a few refinements, you can make your workflows easier to scale, document, and hand over to teammates.

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