Omni-tools

Omni-tools are multipurpose diagnostic and manufacturing tools used for a variety of battlefield tasks, such as hacking, decryption, or repair. They are equipped by Engineers, Sentinels, and Infiltrators to make use of their tech talents. When equipped, an omni-tool appears over a person's left hand and forearm as an orange hologram. An omni-tool can be reconfigured to appear over the right hand for a left-handed user, but this appears to be rare, as only Jacob Taylor and Garrus Vakarian have been seen having done so.

Omni-tools are handheld devices that combine a computer microframe, sensor analysis pack, and minifacturing fabricator. Versatile and reliable, an omni-tool can be used to analyze and adjust the functionality of most standard equipment, including weapons and armor, from a distance.

The fabrication module can rapidly assemble small three-dimensional objects from common, reusable industrial plastics, ceramics, and light alloys. This allows for field repairs and modifications to most standard items, as well as the reuse of salvaged equipment.

Omni-tools are standard issue for soldiers and first-in colonists.

In addition to the standard classes, squadmates Kaidan Alenko, Tali'Zorah nar Rayya, Garrus Vakarian, and Liara T'Soni may equip upgraded omni-tools. Classes without specialization with them still use them for administering first aid or activating other non-biotic non-weapon talents, but cannot make use of higher-end omni-tools.



Omni-Tools
 * HMOT omni-tools are only available using PC Cheats.

Trivia

 * In the PC version, certain omni-tools may be found which contain no manufacturer. Though these tools have no description or name aside from their grade, they are Polaris omni-tools (see above) produced by Kassa Fabrication.
 * The omni-tool seems to have a flashlight, but this is only seen in the ending of Mass Effect and in omni-tools used by the Illium cops at Liara's apartment on Mass Effect 2's Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC.
 * In Mass Effect Galaxy, Jacob Taylor is also able to watch a news programme on a pop-up holographic screen from his omni-tool.
 * A Savant Omni-tool (the level of the tool received varies on your current character level) can be obtained at the completion of the Bring Down the Sky DLC, from Simon Atwell.
 * According to the salarian game seller on the Citadel, video games can be downloaded to an omni-tool.