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Best Multi-Tool Knives With Screwdrivers

By: Seth Vietti Categories: Best
Best Multi-Tool Knives With Screwdrivers

Updated for 2025, our list of the best pocketknives with screwdrivers has come a long way! This frequently requested (and extremely useful) feature can be hard to find on a truly pocket-sized tool, so we’ve put together the best options on the market today:

Roxon FLEX Companion

Roxon FLEX Companion Mini pocketknife multitool with blade, opener, scissors, and other tools fanned out in display

Upstart brand Roxon is taking on the biggest names in the industry by making multitool buyers’ dreams come true: now YOU can choose exactly which tools to equip! Their unique FLEX ecosystem enables quick tool swaps: just unlock, open, and unhook to remove, then replace with one of dozens of available replacements sold separately. Their Companion line is particularly popular because of the pocket-friendly form factor and included deep-carry clip. There are currently two sizes available:

  • MINI FLEX Companion: At just over 3″ closed, this ultra-compact tool is hardly larger than a pack of gum and comes equipped with 8 tools (including toothpick and tweezers) right out of the box. The integrated bit driver accepts standard 4mm micro bits for precision screwdriver work.
  • FLEX Companion: Slightly larger at 3.5? closed, this tool has the advantage of being able to accept larger tools, and also features a standard 1/4? bit holder for maximum screwdriver versatility.

It’s hard not to recommend Roxon to anyone looking for a pocketknife with a screwdriver because their platform offers so much more value than their competitors. No matter what you get into, no matter what you need your pocketknife to be able to handle, the flexibility of being able to swap individual tools out is a huge advantage.

Gerber Armbar

Gerber Armbar Drive partially unfolded, orange, on white background

More affordable than the Leatherman FREE but arguably even more versatile, the Gerber Armbar series is built around a 2.5? sheepsfoot blade but also offers a number of options with a dedicated bit holder. There are now three models that feature fold-out screwdrivers that accept common ¼” bits, and all of them include a Phillips screwdriver bit right out of the box.

  • Armbar Drive: bit holder, locking blade, hammer/bottle opener, awl, and scissors
  • Armbar Trade: bit holder, locking blade, hammer/bottle opener, awl, and saw
  • Armbar Slim Drive: bit holder, locking blade, bottle opener

Like the popular Gerber Center Drive, the screwdriver on the Armbar is engineered to keep the tool dead-center, making it feel and work more like a dedicated screwdriver than just about any other multitool out there—no awkward, lopsided twisting here, just unfold the driver and go! Plus, since you’re using a replaceable bit rather than an integral tool, there’s no need to worry about damaging the driver, and you can swap it out to fit the task at hand.

Kershaw Select Fire

Kershaw Select Fire pocketknife with bit driver extended, white background

The Kershaw Select Fire breaks the pocketknife paradigm by making screwdriver bits a centerpiece of the tool. Designed by Grant & Gavin Hawk, the Select Fire integrates a 4-piece bit set and bit driver that gives it a leg up over other knife-based multi-tools. The bit set includes two flathead and two Phillips bits, all conveniently stored in on-board carriers which can easily accept any standard ¼” bit to fit your needs. These carriers swing out on spring-loaded hinges, allowing you to quickly choose the right bit and snap it securely back into place when not in use. The bit driver is ergonomically integrated into the design, providing a nearly perfectly centered working position that makes it quite deft, and the contoured handle ensures a comfortable grip whether you’re using the screwdriver, bottle opener, or knife blade.

Victorinox Cadet

Victorinox Cadet partially unfolded, blue, on white background

Victorinox Swiss Army offers many pocketknife multitools with a Phillips driver (see Tinker, Explorer, and Outrider for examples), but if you want something a little more refined, look to the popular Cadet.

The main challenge with integrating a good Phillips screwdriver into a pocketknife design is the thickness required—that X-shaped Phillips bit just doesn’t play well with the skinny form factory of a folding knife. Luckily, the Victorinox Cadet has found a sneaky way around that limitation. If you take a quick glance at the Cadet, you’ll notice there’s no obvious Phillips driver to be seen. However, the engineers at Victorinox have a couple tricks up their sleeve: they’ve actually shaped the pointy tip of the file to fit small Phillips screws, and the flat tip of the can opener to fit some larger Phillips screws. Since the tools are flat, you won’t be able to exert a whole lot of torque, but it works great in a pinch and it’s certainly better than nothing!

In exchange for the compromised screwdriving power of the Victorinox Cadet, you get a tool that is affordable, ultra-slim, and ultra-light, making it easy to carry just about anywhere.