diff --git a/src/components/BMDashboard/ItemList/ItemListView.module.css b/src/components/BMDashboard/ItemList/ItemListView.module.css
index 21335b697f..d885a1b9b1 100644
--- a/src/components/BMDashboard/ItemList/ItemListView.module.css
+++ b/src/components/BMDashboard/ItemList/ItemListView.module.css
@@ -41,10 +41,11 @@
 
 .selectInput {
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto 1fr auto 1fr;
+  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto 1fr;
   align-items: center;
   gap: 15px;
   width: 100%;
+  min-width: 400px;    
   max-width: 1200px;
   margin: 0 auto 10px auto;
   overflow: visible;
@@ -62,14 +63,20 @@
 .selectInput select {
   height: 38px;
   width: 100%;
-  min-width: 220px;
-  max-width: 240px;
+  min-width: 400px;
+  max-width: 1200px;
   padding: 5px;
   border: 1px solid #ccc;
   border-radius: 4px;
   margin-bottom: 8px;
 }
 
+.selectInput :global(.react-select__control) {
+  width: 100%;
+  max-width: 1200px;
+  min-width: 400px;
+}
+
 .selectInput input[type='text'] {
   padding: 5px;
   margin-bottom: 8px;
diff --git a/src/components/BMDashboard/ItemList/SelectForm.jsx b/src/components/BMDashboard/ItemList/SelectForm.jsx
index 27f62b6848..226c47bc60 100644
--- a/src/components/BMDashboard/ItemList/SelectForm.jsx
+++ b/src/components/BMDashboard/ItemList/SelectForm.jsx
@@ -1,43 +1,61 @@
-import { Form, FormGroup, Label, Input } from 'reactstrap';
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { Form, FormGroup, Label } from 'reactstrap';
+import Select from 'react-select';
 import styles from './ItemListView.module.css';
 
+const PROJECT_KEY = 'tool_selected_projects';
+
 export default function SelectForm({ items, setSelectedProject, setSelectedItem }) {
-  let projectsSet = [];
-  if (items.length) {
-    projectsSet = [...new Set(items.map(el => el.project?.name))];
-  }
+  const [selectedProjects, setSelectedProjects] = useState([]);
+
+  // Build project list
+  const projectOptions = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!items?.length) return [];
+    const unique = [...new Set(items.map(i => i.project?.name).filter(Boolean))];
+    return unique.map(name => ({
+      label: name,
+      value: name,
+    }));
+  }, [items]);
+
+  // Restore saved values
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const saved = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(PROJECT_KEY));
+
+    if (Array.isArray(saved)) {
+      setSelectedProjects(saved);
+      setSelectedProject(saved.map(p => p.value));
+    }
+  }, []);
 
-  const handleChange = event => {
+  const handleChange = selected => {
+    const values = selected || [];
+
+    setSelectedProjects(values);
     setSelectedItem('all');
-    setSelectedProject(event.target.value);
+    setSelectedProject(values.length ? values.map(v => v.value) : 'all');
+
+    localStorage.setItem(PROJECT_KEY, JSON.stringify(values));
   };
 
   return (
     <Form>
-      <FormGroup className={`${styles.selectInput}`}>
-        <Label htmlFor="select-project">Project:</Label>
-        <Input
-          id="select-project"
-          name="select-project"
-          type="select"
+      <FormGroup className={styles.selectInput}>
+        <Label>Project:</Label>
+
+        <Select
+          isMulti
+          isSearchable
+          isClearable
+          options={projectOptions}
+          value={selectedProjects}
           onChange={handleChange}
-          disabled={!items.length}
-        >
-          {items.length ? (
-            <>
-              <option value="all">All</option>
-              {projectsSet.map(name => {
-                return (
-                  <option key={name} value={name}>
-                    {name}
-                  </option>
-                );
-              })}
-            </>
-          ) : (
-            <option>No data</option>
-          )}
-        </Input>
+          isDisabled={!items?.length}
+          placeholder="Search or select projects..."
+          classNamePrefix="react-select"
+        />
+
+        <small className={styles.helperText}>Select one or more projects to filter results.</small>
       </FormGroup>
     </Form>
   );
diff --git a/src/components/BMDashboard/ItemList/SelectItem.jsx b/src/components/BMDashboard/ItemList/SelectItem.jsx
index 88901967ed..4ff303f428 100644
--- a/src/components/BMDashboard/ItemList/SelectItem.jsx
+++ b/src/components/BMDashboard/ItemList/SelectItem.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-import { Form, FormGroup, Label, Input } from 'reactstrap';
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { Form, FormGroup, Label } from 'reactstrap';
+import Select from 'react-select';
 import styles from './ItemListView.module.css';
 
+const ITEM_KEY = 'tool_selected_items';
+
 export default function SelectItem({
   items,
   selectedProject,
@@ -8,56 +12,81 @@ export default function SelectItem({
   setSelectedItem,
   label,
 }) {
-  let itemSet = [];
-  if (items?.length) {
-    if (selectedProject === 'all') {
-      itemSet = [
-        ...new Set(
-          items
-            .filter(m => m.itemType?.name) // Filter out items with null/undefined names
-            .map(m => m.itemType.name),
-        ),
-      ];
+  const [localValues, setLocalValues] = useState([]);
+
+  // ✅ Build filtered tool options
+  const itemOptions = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!items?.length) return [];
+
+    let list = items;
+
+    if (Array.isArray(selectedProject)) {
+      list = items.filter(i => selectedProject.includes(i.project?.name) && i.itemType?.name);
+    } else if (selectedProject !== 'all') {
+      list = items.filter(i => i.project?.name === selectedProject && i.itemType?.name);
     } else {
-      itemSet = [
-        ...new Set(
-          items
-            .filter(mat => mat.project?.name === selectedProject && mat.itemType?.name)
-            .map(m => m.itemType.name),
-        ),
-      ];
+      list = items.filter(i => i.itemType?.name);
+    }
+
+    const names = [...new Set(list.map(i => i.itemType.name))];
+
+    return names.map(name => ({
+      label: name,
+      value: name,
+    }));
+  }, [items, selectedProject]);
+
+  // ✅ Restore saved selections
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const saved = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(ITEM_KEY));
+
+    if (Array.isArray(saved)) {
+      setLocalValues(saved);
+      setSelectedItem(saved.map(s => s.value));
     }
-  }
+  }, []);
+
+  // ✅ Sync reset from parent
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const isMulti = Array.isArray(selectedItem);
+
+    if (selectedItem === 'all' || (isMulti && selectedItem.length === 0)) {
+      setLocalValues([]);
+    }
+  }, [selectedItem]);
+
+  const handleChange = selected => {
+    const values = selected || [];
+
+    setLocalValues(values);
+    setSelectedItem(values.length ? values.map(v => v.value) : 'all');
+
+    localStorage.setItem(ITEM_KEY, JSON.stringify(values));
+  };
 
   return (
     <Form>
-      <FormGroup className={`${styles.selectInput}`}>
-        <Label htmlFor="select-material" style={{ marginLeft: '10px' }}>
+      <FormGroup className={styles.selectInput}>
+        <Label htmlFor="select-item" style={{ marginLeft: '10px' }}>
           {label ? `${label}:` : 'Material:'}
         </Label>
-        <Input
-          id="select-item"
-          name="select-item"
-          type="select"
-          value={selectedItem}
-          onChange={e => setSelectedItem(e.target.value)}
-          disabled={!items.length}
-        >
-          {items.length ? (
-            <>
-              <option value="all" key="all-option">
-                All
-              </option>
-              {itemSet.map(itemName => (
-                <option key={`item-${itemName}`} value={itemName}>
-                  {itemName}
-                </option>
-              ))}
-            </>
-          ) : (
-            <option key="no-data">No data</option>
-          )}
-        </Input>
+
+        <Select
+          inputId="select-item"
+          isMulti
+          isSearchable
+          isClearable
+          options={itemOptions}
+          value={localValues}
+          onChange={handleChange}
+          isDisabled={!items?.length}
+          placeholder="Search or select..."
+          classNamePrefix="react-select"
+        />
+
+        <small className={styles.helperText}>
+          Search and select one or more tools to filter results.
+        </small>
       </FormGroup>
     </Form>
   );
diff --git a/src/components/BMDashboard/ToolItemList/ToolItemListView.jsx b/src/components/BMDashboard/ToolItemList/ToolItemListView.jsx
index 4278d478d8..3950b55338 100644
--- a/src/components/BMDashboard/ToolItemList/ToolItemListView.jsx
+++ b/src/components/BMDashboard/ToolItemList/ToolItemListView.jsx
@@ -13,49 +13,65 @@ export function ToolItemListView({
   UpdateItemModal,
   dynamicColumns,
 }) {
-  const [filteredItems, setFilteredItems] = useState(items);
+  const [filteredItems, setFilteredItems] = useState([]);
   const [selectedProject, setSelectedProject] = useState('all');
   const [selectedItem, setSelectedItem] = useState('all');
   const [isError, setIsError] = useState(false);
 
+  // Load initial items
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (items) setFilteredItems([...items]);
+    if (Array.isArray(items)) {
+      setFilteredItems([...items]);
+    }
   }, [items]);
 
+  // ✅ FULL multi-select compatible filtering
   useEffect(() => {
-    let filterItems;
-    if (!items) return;
-    if (selectedProject === 'all' && selectedItem === 'all') {
-      setFilteredItems([...items]);
-    } else if (selectedProject !== 'all' && selectedItem === 'all') {
-      filterItems = items.filter(item => item.project?.name === selectedProject);
-      setFilteredItems([...filterItems]);
-    } else if (selectedProject === 'all' && selectedItem !== 'all') {
-      filterItems = items.filter(item => item.itemType?.name === selectedItem);
-      setFilteredItems([...filterItems]);
-    } else {
-      filterItems = items.filter(
-        item => item.project?.name === selectedProject && item.itemType?.name === selectedItem,
-      );
-      setFilteredItems([...filterItems]);
+    if (!Array.isArray(items)) return;
+
+    const projectIsMulti = Array.isArray(selectedProject);
+    const itemIsMulti = Array.isArray(selectedItem);
+
+    const hasProjects = projectIsMulti && selectedProject.length > 0;
+    const hasItems = itemIsMulti && selectedItem.length > 0;
+
+    let result = [...items];
+
+    // ✅ Project filter (single + multi)
+    if (hasProjects) {
+      result = result.filter(item => selectedProject.includes(item.project?.name));
+    } else if (!projectIsMulti && selectedProject !== 'all') {
+      result = result.filter(item => item.project?.name === selectedProject);
     }
+
+    // ✅ Item / Tool filter (single + multi)
+    if (hasItems) {
+      result = result.filter(item => selectedItem.includes(item.itemType?.name));
+    } else if (!itemIsMulti && selectedItem !== 'all') {
+      result = result.filter(item => item.itemType?.name === selectedItem);
+    }
+
+    setFilteredItems(result);
   }, [selectedProject, selectedItem, items]);
 
+  // Error handling
   useEffect(() => {
     setIsError(Object.entries(errors).length > 0);
   }, [errors]);
 
   if (isError) {
     return (
-      <main className={`${styles.itemsListContainer}`}>
+      <main className={styles.itemsListContainer}>
         <h2>{itemType} List</h2>
         <BMError errors={errors} />
       </main>
     );
   }
+
   return (
-    <main className={`${styles.itemsListContainer}`}>
+    <main className={styles.itemsListContainer}>
       <h3>{itemType}</h3>
+
       <section>
         <span style={{ display: 'flex', margin: '5px' }}>
           {items && (
@@ -65,6 +81,7 @@ export function ToolItemListView({
                 setSelectedProject={setSelectedProject}
                 setSelectedItem={setSelectedItem}
               />
+
               <SelectItem
                 items={items}
                 selectedProject={selectedProject}
@@ -75,6 +92,7 @@ export function ToolItemListView({
             </>
           )}
         </span>
+
         {filteredItems && (
           <ToolItemsTable
             selectedProject={selectedProject}