This Sleek and Compact Multi-Tool Packs Way More Functionality than Meets the Eye

The creator’s claim that it “weighs nothing, does everything” is actually not that much of an exaggeration.

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By Steve Mazzucchi

Published August 18, 2025

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Updated August 18, 2025

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The first GIF for a new Kickstarter project shows a table full of handy implements swept away and replaced with a sculpted chunk of titanium, not much bigger than a fun-sized candy bar.

If that feels a bit over the top, it is.

nextool tool replacement — Dramatic? Yes. Effective? Also yes!

Yet at the same time, it’s not as hyperbolic as you might think.

Because while TiMav’s NexTool is quite smooth and compact on the outside, it’s hiding a surprising amount of functionality.

Quality over quantity

As is the case with so many types of products, the EDC market is suffused with specs that can bamboozle even the more level-headed among us.

When it comes to multi-tools, the most common culprit is what I’ll call “function creep,” wherein a brand really stretches to classify various elements as functions.

timav nextool in hand — I’m honestly not sure I’ve seen a more elegantly understated form factor for a multi-tool at rest.

As far as I am concerned, things that make it easier to carry and keep track of your multi-tool, such as pocket clips and tritium slots, are great to have but really should not factor into the overall function count.

The NexTool — which, with that name, should probably be on the lookout for a lawsuit — is as guilty as any here.

However, even though its 10-in-1 claim may be a bit overblown, it offers at least seven very compelling traits that make it superior to many tools boasting twice as many “functions” or more.

Compact multi-tool with a metallic finish, featuring an open knife blade, serrated saw, flathead screwdriver, and a Phillips screwdriver bit, all extended from a rectangular handle. The tool is placed on a dark wooden surface with a blurred background. — The NexTool doesn’t have the most functions, but just about every one it offers is a banger.

That’s especially true when you consider two other factors. First, how thoughtfully considered and precisely machined it is, as evidenced by the discreet micro-textured access grooves that make every tool extra easy to deploy.

Second, the fact this 3.95-ounce, 3.15-inch by 1.024-inch dynamo is so compact and unassuming on the outside, any excuse to use it starts a conversation that leaves you beaming with pride.

Grade-A functions

When shopping for a multi-tool, it pays to consider not the number of functions but which ones. That’s where the NexTool wins, particularly via the versatility of its bit-driving and cutting capabilities.

Regarding the former, it offers a magnetic bit driver that’s compatible with standard ¼-inch hex bits as well as storage for two bits, enabling you to prep for the most common screwdriving situations you might encounter.

nextool bit driver — What can I say? Few things warm the cockles of my heart quite like space-efficient integrated bit storage.

Bonus: The dual-grit file also serves as a flathead screwdriver (among other things, more on that later), meaning the chosen bits can be a couple different Phillips head options or something completely different, like a Torx bit.

The arm of the tool that houses the utility blade is similarly modular, in that it can accommodate a wide range of common scalpel blades — No.18, 19, 20, 21, 23, B23, 24, 25A and 26 — letting you outfit it as you desire.

Beyond these two umbrella functions, the NexTool offers a serrated blade capable of sawing through branches up to 1.5 inches thick, a pry bar and a glass breaker.

A compact, rectangular multi-tool with a metallic finish is shown. It features two visible screws on one end and two cut-out sections along the sides, likely for gripping or accessing tools inside. The tool appears to be designed for portability and utility. — If the NexTool’s performance is half as good as the promotional GIFs are, you’ve got an EDC item for life right here.

The NexTool nicely integrates a pocket clip and a two holes for attaching a lanyard, which — while not actual functions — are quite handy.

Finally, in addition to its flathead driver, the aforementioned dual-grit file offers can-opening and bottle-opening capability. Some blissful days, that last one might be all you need.

Availability and pricing

The TiMav NexTool is available on Kickstarter, currently costing $90 for a single unit. Estimated delivery is February 2026.

Compact multi-tool with a sleek, rectangular silver body featuring five extended tools: a flathead screwdriver, a serrated saw blade, a file with a bottle opener notch, a small knife blade, and a Phillips screwdriver bit.

TiMav NexTool

$90 at Kickstarter

About the Author:

Now managing editor, Steve has served in a variety of roles with GP since 2019. Having previously written and edited for such publications as Men’s Health, Men’s Journal, Esquire and ESPN, he enjoys covering a range of topics — but mostly those pertaining to cycling, snow sports, pocket knives and motos — and dreams of a utopian world in which everyone’s bike seat is at the proper height.