diff --git a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/security/UserService.java b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/security/UserService.java
index 7b8c5ff0..b1b51596 100644
--- a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/security/UserService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/security/UserService.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import org.springframework.security.crypto.password.PasswordEncoder;
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.core.user.OAuth2User;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
-import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import stirling.software.SPDF.config.DatabaseBackupInterface;
 import stirling.software.SPDF.config.security.session.SessionPersistentRegistry;
 import stirling.software.SPDF.controller.api.pipeline.UserServiceInterface;
diff --git a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/utils/GeneralUtils.java b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/utils/GeneralUtils.java
index aa5f3aea..1efd2446 100644
--- a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/utils/GeneralUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/utils/GeneralUtils.java
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URL;
 import java.nio.file.FileVisitResult;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
@@ -13,8 +15,6 @@ import java.nio.file.SimpleFileVisitor;
 import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.net.URL;
-import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ public class GeneralUtils {
         } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
             return false;
         }
-       
-    }   
+    }
 
     public static boolean isURLReachable(String urlStr) {
         try {
@@ -112,16 +111,19 @@ public class GeneralUtils {
         sizeStr = sizeStr.replace(",", ".").replace(" ", "");
         try {
             if (sizeStr.endsWith("KB")) {
-                return (long) (Double.parseDouble(sizeStr.substring(0, sizeStr.length() - 2)) * 1024);
+                return (long)
+                        (Double.parseDouble(sizeStr.substring(0, sizeStr.length() - 2)) * 1024);
             } else if (sizeStr.endsWith("MB")) {
-                return (long) (Double.parseDouble(sizeStr.substring(0, sizeStr.length() - 2))
-                        * 1024
-                        * 1024);
+                return (long)
+                        (Double.parseDouble(sizeStr.substring(0, sizeStr.length() - 2))
+                                * 1024
+                                * 1024);
             } else if (sizeStr.endsWith("GB")) {
-                return (long) (Double.parseDouble(sizeStr.substring(0, sizeStr.length() - 2))
-                        * 1024
-                        * 1024
-                        * 1024);
+                return (long)
+                        (Double.parseDouble(sizeStr.substring(0, sizeStr.length() - 2))
+                                * 1024
+                                * 1024
+                                * 1024);
             } else if (sizeStr.endsWith("B")) {
                 return Long.parseLong(sizeStr.substring(0, sizeStr.length() - 1));
             } else {
@@ -191,8 +193,7 @@ public class GeneralUtils {
 
             // Check if the result is null or not within bounds
             if (result == null || result <= 0 || result.intValue() > maxValue) {
-                if (n != 0)
-                    break;
+                if (n != 0) break;
             } else {
                 results.add(result.intValue());
             }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/static/js/downloader.js b/src/main/resources/static/js/downloader.js
index c955bb1b..87d2670a 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/static/js/downloader.js
+++ b/src/main/resources/static/js/downloader.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
 
     try {
       if (remoteCall === true) {
-        if (override === "multi" || (!multiple && files.length > 1 && override !== "single")) {
+        if (override === "multi" || (!multipleInputsForSingleRequest && files.length > 1 && override !== "single")) {
           await submitMultiPdfForm(url, files);
         } else {
           await handleSingleDownload(url, formData);
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/auto-split-pdf.html b/src/main/resources/templates/auto-split-pdf.html
index 06915a47..2ef7e23d 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/auto-split-pdf.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/auto-split-pdf.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
             <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/api/v1/misc/auto-split-pdf'}">
               <p th:text="#{autoSplitPDF.formPrompt}"></p>
               <div
-                th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}">
+                th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}">
               </div>
               <div class="form-check ms-3">
                 <input type="checkbox" name="duplexMode" id="duplexMode">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/book-to-pdf.html b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/book-to-pdf.html
index 926fe7c3..2de6011f 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/book-to-pdf.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/book-to-pdf.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
             <div class="col-md-6">
               <h2 th:text="#{BookToPDF.header}"></h2>
               <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/api/v1/convert/book/pdf'}">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false)}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false)}"></div>
                 <button type="submit" id="submitBtn" class="btn btn-primary" th:text="#{BookToPDF.submit}"></button>
               </form>
               <p class="mt-3" th:text="#{BookToPDF.credit}"></p>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/file-to-pdf.html b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/file-to-pdf.html
index c5e7b8ad..23b88b8f 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/file-to-pdf.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/file-to-pdf.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
             </div>
             <p th:text="#{processTimeWarning}"></p>
             <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/api/v1/convert/file/pdf'}">
-              <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false)}"></div>
+              <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false)}"></div>
               <a class="btn btn-outline-primary" data-bs-toggle="collapse" href="#info" role="button"
                 aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="info" th:text="#{fileToPDF.supportedFileTypesInfo}"></a>
               <div class="collapse" id="info">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/html-to-pdf.html b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/html-to-pdf.html
index 511e7758..9ed186be 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/html-to-pdf.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/html-to-pdf.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{HTMLToPDF.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/api/v1/convert/html/pdf'}">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='text/html,application/zip' )}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='text/html,application/zip' )}"></div>
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label for="zoom" th:text="#{HTMLToPDF.zoom}" class="form-label"></label>
                   <input type="number" step="0.1" class="form-control" id="zoom" name="zoom" value="1">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/img-to-pdf.html b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/img-to-pdf.html
index b71afaf8..755f6b5a 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/img-to-pdf.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/img-to-pdf.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{imageToPDF.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/api/v1/convert/img/pdf'}">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='image/*', inputText=#{imgPrompt})}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='image/*', inputText=#{imgPrompt})}"></div>
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label for="fitOption" th:text="#{imageToPDF.selectLabel}">Fit Options</label>
                   <select class="form-control" id="fitOption" name="fitOption">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/markdown-to-pdf.html b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/markdown-to-pdf.html
index 0112dff4..cacc2716 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/markdown-to-pdf.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/markdown-to-pdf.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{MarkdownToPDF.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/api/v1/convert/markdown/pdf'}">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='text/markdown')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='text/markdown')}"></div>
                 <button type="submit" id="submitBtn" class="btn btn-primary" th:text="#{MarkdownToPDF.submit}"></button>
               </form>
               <p class="mt-3" th:text="#{MarkdownToPDF.help}"></p>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-book.html b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-book.html
index 2a59587e..ef5f1063 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-book.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-book.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
             <div class="col-md-6">
               <h2 th:text="#{PDFToBook.header}"></h2>
               <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/api/v1/convert/pdf/book'}">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label th:text="#{PDFToBook.selectText.1}"></label>
                   <select class="form-control" name="outputFormat">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-csv.html b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-csv.html
index 60dd06b4..98d2d80e 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-csv.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-csv.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
               </div>
               <form id="PDFToCSVForm" th:action="@{'/api/v1/convert/pdf/csv'}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
                 <input  id="pageId" type="hidden" name="pageId">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" th:text="#{PDFToCSV.submit}"></button>
               </form>
               <p id="instruction-text" style="margin: 0; display: none" th:text="#{PDFToCSV.prompt}"></p>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-html.html b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-html.html
index 4843eead..833940c0 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-html.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-html.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{PDFToHTML.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/api/v1/convert/pdf/html'}">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <br>
                 <button type="submit" id="submitBtn" class="btn btn-primary" th:text="#{PDFToHTML.submit}"></button>
               </form>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-img.html b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-img.html
index e9f03c16..cc0b28f5 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-img.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-img.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
               </div>
               <p th:text="#{processTimeWarning}"></p>
               <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/api/v1/convert/pdf/img'}">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label th:text="#{pdfToImage.selectText}"></label>
                   <select class="form-control" name="imageFormat">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-pdfa.html b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-pdfa.html
index fd1e1826..c89e3b61 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-pdfa.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-pdfa.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
               </div>
               <p th:text="#{pdfToPDFA.tip}"></p>
               <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/api/v1/convert/pdf/pdfa'}">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label for="outputFormat" th:text="#{pdfToPDFA.outputFormat}"></label>
                   <select class="form-control" name="outputFormat" id="outputFormat">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-presentation.html b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-presentation.html
index ce1f455d..c52419f3 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-presentation.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-presentation.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{PDFToPresentation.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/api/v1/convert/pdf/presentation'}">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label th:text="#{PDFToPresentation.selectText.1}"></label>
                   <select class="form-control" name="outputFormat">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-text.html b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-text.html
index cb2d0659..a98f06f0 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-text.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-text.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{PDFToText.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/api/v1/convert/pdf/text'}">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label th:text="#{PDFToText.selectText.1}"></label>
                   <select class="form-control" name="outputFormat">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-word.html b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-word.html
index 0fd004f2..1b3f7f58 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-word.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-word.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{PDFToWord.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/api/v1/convert/pdf/word'}">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label th:text="#{PDFToWord.selectText.1}"></label>
                   <select class="form-control" name="outputFormat">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-xml.html b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-xml.html
index 63395ea9..25358a68 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-xml.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/convert/pdf-to-xml.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{PDFToXML.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/api/v1/convert/pdf/xml'}">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <br>
                 <button type="submit" id="submitBtn" class="btn btn-primary" th:text="#{PDFToXML.submit}"></button>
               </form>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/crop.html b/src/main/resources/templates/crop.html
index 84f4c66d..96cc157b 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/crop.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/crop.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{crop.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form id="cropForm" th:action="@{'/api/v1/general/crop'}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <input id="x" type="hidden" name="x">
                 <input id="y" type="hidden" name="y">
                 <input id="width" type="hidden" name="width">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/extract-page.html b/src/main/resources/templates/extract-page.html
index 8413bc88..47db4400 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/extract-page.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/extract-page.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{pageExtracter.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form th:action="@{'/api/v1/general/rearrange-pages'}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <input type="hidden" id="customMode" name="customMode" value="">
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label for="pageOrder" th:text="#{pageOrderPrompt}"></label>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/fragments/common.html b/src/main/resources/templates/fragments/common.html
index f790f6c6..4ec8ce00 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/fragments/common.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/fragments/common.html
@@ -144,17 +144,18 @@
     </dialog>
 </th:block>
 
-<th:block th:fragment="fileSelector(name, multiple)" th:with="accept=${accept} ?: '*/*', inputText=${inputText} ?: #{pdfPrompt}, remoteCall=${remoteCall} ?: true, notRequired=${notRequired} ?: false">
+<th:block th:fragment="fileSelector(name, multipleInputsForSingleRequest)" th:with="accept=${accept} ?: '*/*', inputText=${inputText} ?: #{pdfPrompt}, remoteCall=${remoteCall} ?: true, disableMultipleFiles=${disableMultipleFiles} ?: false, notRequired=${notRequired} ?: false">
                 <script th:inline="javascript">
                   const pdfPasswordPrompt = /*[[#{error.pdfPassword}]]*/ '';
-                  const multiple = /*[[${multiple}]]*/ false;
+                  const multipleInputsForSingleRequest = /*[[${multipleInputsForSingleRequest}]]*/ false;
+                  const disableMultipleFiles = /*[[${disableMultipleFiles}]]*/ false;
                   const remoteCall = /*[[${remoteCall}]]*/ true;
                 </script>
                 <script th:src="@{'/js/downloader.js'}"></script>
 
                 <div class="custom-file-chooser" th:attr="data-bs-unique-id=${name}, data-bs-element-id=${name+'-input'}, data-bs-files-selected=#{filesSelected}, data-bs-pdf-prompt=#{pdfPrompt}">
                   <div class="mb-3">
-                    <input type="file" class="form-control" th:name="${name}" th:id="${name}+'-input'" th:accept="${accept}" th:attr="multiple=${multiple}" th:required="${notRequired} ? null : 'required'">
+                    <input type="file" class="form-control" th:name="${name}" th:id="${name}+'-input'" th:accept="${accept}" th:attr="multiple=${!disableMultipleFiles}" th:required="${notRequired} ? null : 'required'">
                   </div>
                   <div class="selected-files"></div>
                 </div>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/merge-pdfs.html b/src/main/resources/templates/merge-pdfs.html
index f7d35684..8e1e0fbc 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/merge-pdfs.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/merge-pdfs.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
               <form action="api/v1/general/merge-pdfs" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label th:text="#{multiPdfDropPrompt}" for="fileInput-input"></label>
-                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=true, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=true, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <input type="checkbox" name="removeCertSign" id="removeCertSign">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/add-image.html b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/add-image.html
index e60e271b..a625864c 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/add-image.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/add-image.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
               </div>
 
               <!-- pdf selector -->
-              <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='pdf-upload', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+              <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='pdf-upload', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
               <script>
                 let originalFileName = '';
                 document.querySelector('input[name=pdf-upload]').addEventListener('change', async (event) => {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
               <div class="tab-group show-on-file-selected">
                 <div class="tab-container" th:title="#{addImage.upload}">
-                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='image-upload', multiple=true, accept='image/*', inputText=#{imgPrompt})}"></div>
+                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='image-upload', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=true, accept='image/*', inputText=#{imgPrompt})}"></div>
                   <script>
                     const imageUpload = document.querySelector('input[name=image-upload]');
                     imageUpload.addEventListener('change', e => {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/add-page-numbers.html b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/add-page-numbers.html
index 7d2df6c5..bb51fae6 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/add-page-numbers.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/add-page-numbers.html
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{addPageNumbers.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/api/v1/misc/add-page-numbers'}">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <br>
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label for="customMargin" th:text="#{addPageNumbers.selectText.2}"></label>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/adjust-contrast.html b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/adjust-contrast.html
index c1759db2..ac7861b3 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/adjust-contrast.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/adjust-contrast.html
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
                     <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{adjustContrast.header}"></span>
                   </div>
                   <div class="col-md-8">
-                    <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf', remoteCall='false')}"></div>
+                    <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf', remoteCall='false')}"></div>
                   </div>
                   <br>
                   <canvas id="contrast-pdf-canvas"></canvas>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/auto-crop.html b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/auto-crop.html
index ecc63728..99b3c348 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/auto-crop.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/auto-crop.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{autoCrop.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/api/v1/misc/auto-crop'}">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <br>
                 <button type="submit" id="submitBtn" class="btn btn-primary" th:text="#{autoCrop.submit}"></button>
               </form>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/auto-rename.html b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/auto-rename.html
index 6e94d59e..0e444201 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/auto-rename.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/auto-rename.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{auto-rename.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/api/v1/misc/auto-rename'}">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <br>
                 <button type="submit" id="submitBtn" class="btn btn-primary" th:text="#{auto-rename.submit}"></button>
               </form>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/change-metadata.html b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/change-metadata.html
index 7f19f40a..d6d886e9 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/change-metadata.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/change-metadata.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{changeMetadata.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form method="post" id="form1" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/api/v1/misc/update-metadata'}">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <p class="text-muted" th:text="#{changeMetadata.selectText.1}"></p>
                 <div class="form-check mb-3-inline ms-3">
                   <input type="checkbox" id="deleteAll" name="deleteAll">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/compare.html b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/compare.html
index 48ab3942..c67c386b 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/compare.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/compare.html
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
                 <span class="material-symbols-rounded tool-header-icon other">compare</span>
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{compare.header}"></span>
               </div>
-              <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf', remoteCall='false')}"></div>
-              <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput2', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf', remoteCall='false')}"></div>
+              <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf', remoteCall='false')}"></div>
+              <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput2', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf', remoteCall='false')}"></div>
 
               <div class="row">
                 <div class="flex-container">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/compress-pdf.html b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/compress-pdf.html
index 7c80ad36..6ab5a91b 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/compress-pdf.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/compress-pdf.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
             </div>
             <form action="#" th:action="@{'/api/v1/misc/compress-pdf'}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
               <div
-                th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}">
+                th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}">
               </div>
               <div class="card mb-3">
                 <div class="card-body">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/extract-image-scans.html b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/extract-image-scans.html
index cfef2dc9..9d9670cc 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/extract-image-scans.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/extract-image-scans.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
               <p th:if="${!isPython}" th:text="#{ScannerImageSplit.info}" class="alert alert-success text-center">Python is not installed. It is required to run.</p>
 
               <form th:if="${isPython}" id="multiPdfForm" th:action="@{'/api/v1/misc/extract-image-scans'}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='image/*, application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='image/*, application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label for="angleThreshold" th:text="#{ScannerImageSplit.selectText.1}"></label>
                   <input type="number" class="form-control" id="angleThreshold" name="angle_threshold" value="10">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/extract-images.html b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/extract-images.html
index 6b0f5131..36c0d51c 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/extract-images.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/extract-images.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{extractImages.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form id="multiPdfForm" th:action="@{'/api/v1/misc/extract-images'}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label th:text="#{extractImages.selectText}"></label>
                   <select class="form-control" name="format">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/fake-scan.html b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/fake-scan.html
index 5591b3a9..08821f28 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/fake-scan.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/fake-scan.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
             <div class="col-md-6">
               <h2 th:text="#{fakeScan.header}"></h2>
               <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/api/v1/misc/fake-scan'}">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <br>
                 <button type="submit" id="submitBtn" class="btn btn-primary" th:text="#{fakeScan.submit}"></button>
               </form>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/flatten.html b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/flatten.html
index 22567be9..51f06737 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/flatten.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/flatten.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
               </div>
               <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/api/v1/misc/flatten'}" id="pdfForm" class="mb-3">
                 <div class="custom-file">
-                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="form-check ms-3">
                   <input type="checkbox" id="flattenOnlyForms" name="flattenOnlyForms">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/ocr-pdf.html b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/ocr-pdf.html
index 9971d6e5..9b8a8793 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/ocr-pdf.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/ocr-pdf.html
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{ocr.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form th:if="${#lists.size(languages) > 0}" action="#" th:action="@{'/api/v1/misc/ocr-pdf'}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" class="mb-3">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label for="languages" class="form-label" th:text="#{ocr.selectText.1}"></label>
                   <hr>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/print-file.html b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/print-file.html
index 629ecd2c..c898482d 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/print-file.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/print-file.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
             <div class="col-md-6">
               <h2 th:text="#{printFile.header}"></h2>
               <form action="#" th:action="@{'/api/v1/misc/print-file'}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf,image/*')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf,image/*')}"></div>
                 <div class="card mb-3">
                   <div class="card-body">
                     <h4 th:text="#{printFile.selectText.1}">Select Printer</h4> <!-- Assuming the message code printFile.selectText.3 corresponds to "Select Printer" -->
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/remove-annotations.html b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/remove-annotations.html
index 1b685493..220d2afe 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/remove-annotations.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/remove-annotations.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
               </div>
               <form id="pdfForm" class="mb-3">
                 <div class="custom-file">
-                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf', remoteCall='false')}"></div>
+                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf', remoteCall='false')}"></div>
                 </div>
                 <button type="submit" id="submitBtn" class="btn btn-primary" th:text="#{removeAnnotations.submit}"></button>
               </form>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/remove-blanks.html b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/remove-blanks.html
index 8e855206..eb0d45f6 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/remove-blanks.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/remove-blanks.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{removeBlanks.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form id="multiPdfForm" th:action="@{'/api/v1/misc/remove-blanks'}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label for="threshold" th:text="#{removeBlanks.threshold}"></label>
                   <input type="number" class="form-control" id="threshold" name="threshold" value="10">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/repair.html b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/repair.html
index 6621ec7d..eb84a932 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/repair.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/repair.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{repair.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form id="multiPdfForm" th:action="@{'/api/v1/misc/repair'}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <button type="submit" id="submitBtn" class="btn btn-primary" th:text="#{repair.submit}"></button>
               </form>
             </div>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/show-javascript.html b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/show-javascript.html
index a325d4fd..5c35d79f 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/show-javascript.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/show-javascript.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{showJS.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form id="pdfInfoForm" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/show-javascript'}">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, remoteCall='false', accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, remoteCall='false', accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <br>
                 <button type="submit" id="submitBtn" class="btn btn-primary" th:text="#{showJS.submit}"></button>
               </form>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/stamp.html b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/stamp.html
index b19adac0..fef75b64 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/misc/stamp.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/misc/stamp.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{AddStampRequest.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/api/v1/misc/add-stamp'}">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <br>
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label for="pageOrder" th:text="#{pageSelectionPrompt}"></label>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/multi-page-layout.html b/src/main/resources/templates/multi-page-layout.html
index 10f0dfb5..e3c6cff5 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/multi-page-layout.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/multi-page-layout.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{pageLayout.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form id="multiPdfForm" th:action="@{'/api/v1/general/multi-page-layout'}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label for="pagesPerSheet" th:text="#{pageLayout.pagesPerSheet}"></label>
                   <select class="form-control" id="pagesPerSheet" name="pagesPerSheet">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/overlay-pdf.html b/src/main/resources/templates/overlay-pdf.html
index 2df269bb..1394237e 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/overlay-pdf.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/overlay-pdf.html
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{overlay-pdfs.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form id="overlayForm" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/api/v1/general/overlay-pdfs'}">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='overlayFiles', multiple=true, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='overlayFiles', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=true, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
 
                 <label for="overlayMode" th:text="#{overlay-pdfs.mode.label}">Overlay Mode</label>
                 <select id="overlayMode" name="overlayMode" class="form-control">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/pdf-organizer.html b/src/main/resources/templates/pdf-organizer.html
index b471cb05..fbaf16e8 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/pdf-organizer.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/pdf-organizer.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
               </div>
 
               <form th:action="@{'/api/v1/general/rearrange-pages'}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label for="customMode" th:text="#{pdfOrganiser.mode}">Mode</label>
                   <select class="form-control" id="customMode" name="customMode">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/pdf-to-single-page.html b/src/main/resources/templates/pdf-to-single-page.html
index 77805ea6..58b51a14 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/pdf-to-single-page.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/pdf-to-single-page.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{pdfToSinglePage.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/api/v1/general/pdf-to-single-page'}">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <button type="submit" id="submitBtn" class="btn btn-primary" th:text="#{pdfToSinglePage.submit}"></button>
               </form>
             </div>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/pipeline.html b/src/main/resources/templates/pipeline.html
index 1f5f1c7c..b2bf0fb5 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/pipeline.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/pipeline.html
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
                   </div>
                   <div class="element-margin">
                     <div
-                      th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=true)}"
+                      th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=true)}"
                     ></div>
                   </div>
                   <div class="element-margin">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/remove-image-pdf.html b/src/main/resources/templates/remove-image-pdf.html
index 6849bd59..9c3d7922 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/remove-image-pdf.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/remove-image-pdf.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
                         <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{removeImage.header}"></span>
                     </div>
                         <form action="api/v1/general/remove-image-pdf" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
-                        <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                        <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
 
                         <br>
                         <button type="submit" id="submitBtn" class="btn btn-primary" th:text="#{removeImage.submit}"></button>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/remove-pages.html b/src/main/resources/templates/remove-pages.html
index 3fcf7f6b..6377db26 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/remove-pages.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/remove-pages.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
               </div>
 
               <form th:action="@{'/api/v1/general/remove-pages'}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label for="fileInput" th:text="#{pageRemover.pagesToDelete}"></label>
                   <input type="text" class="form-control" id="fileInput" name="pageNumbers" th:placeholder="#{pageRemover.placeholder}" required>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/rotate-pdf.html b/src/main/resources/templates/rotate-pdf.html
index 0be829d0..4e4054d5 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/rotate-pdf.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/rotate-pdf.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
               </div>
 
               <form action="#" th:action="@{'/api/v1/general/rotate-pdf'}" th:object="${rotateForm}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <input type="hidden" id="angleInput" name="angle" value="0">
 
                 <div id="editSection" style="display: none">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/scale-pages.html b/src/main/resources/templates/scale-pages.html
index 67dd63d4..ad650828 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/scale-pages.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/scale-pages.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{scalePages.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form id="scalePagesFrom" th:action="@{'/api/v1/general/scale-pages'}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label for="pageSize" th:text="#{scalePages.pageSize}"></label>
                   <select class="form-control" id="pageSize" name="pageSize">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/security/add-password.html b/src/main/resources/templates/security/add-password.html
index 992a0df2..38d094d9 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/security/add-password.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/security/add-password.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
               <form action="api/v1/security/add-password" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label th:text="#{addPassword.selectText.1}"></label>
-                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label th:text="#{addPassword.selectText.14}"></label> <input type="password" class="form-control" id="ownerPassword" name="ownerPassword">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/security/add-watermark.html b/src/main/resources/templates/security/add-watermark.html
index 2b78709f..013316b1 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/security/add-watermark.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/security/add-watermark.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
               <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" action="api/v1/security/add-watermark">
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label th:text="#{watermark.selectText.1}"></label>
-                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 </div>
 
                 <div class="mb-3">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/security/cert-sign.html b/src/main/resources/templates/security/cert-sign.html
index 8cd1aa3d..ee9c76ad 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/security/cert-sign.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/security/cert-sign.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
               <form action="api/v1/security/cert-sign" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label th:text="#{certSign.selectPDF}"></label>
-                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 </div>
                 <!-- Tell users to use keytool to generate JKS for other formats -->
                 <div class="mb-3">
@@ -37,20 +37,20 @@
                 <div id="pemGroup" style="display: none;">
                   <div class="mb-3">
                     <label th:text="#{certSign.selectKey}"></label>
-                    <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='privateKeyFile', multiple=false, notRequired=true, accept='.pem,.der')}"></div>
+                    <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='privateKeyFile', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, notRequired=true, accept='.pem,.der')}"></div>
                   </div>
                   <div class="mb-3">
                     <label th:text="#{certSign.selectCert}"></label>
-                    <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='certFile', multiple=false, notRequired=true, accept='.pem,.der')}"></div>
+                    <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='certFile', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, notRequired=true, accept='.pem,.der')}"></div>
                   </div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="mb-3" id="p12Group" style="display: none;">
                   <label th:text="#{certSign.selectP12}"></label>
-                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='p12File', notRequired=true, multiple=false, accept='.p12,.pfx')}"></div>
+                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='p12File', notRequired=true, multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='.p12,.pfx')}"></div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="mb-3" id="jksGroup" style="display: none;">
                   <label th:text="#{certSign.selectJKS}"></label>
-                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='jksFile', notRequired=true, multiple=false, accept='.jks,.keystore')}"></div>
+                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='jksFile', notRequired=true, multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='.jks,.keystore')}"></div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label th:text="#{certSign.password}" for="password"></label>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/security/change-permissions.html b/src/main/resources/templates/security/change-permissions.html
index 18af4cdf..1a4bfbfb 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/security/change-permissions.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/security/change-permissions.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
               <form action="api/v1/security/add-password" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label th:text="#{permissions.selectText.1}"></label>
-                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label class="mb-2" th:text="#{permissions.selectText.2}"></label>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/security/get-info-on-pdf.html b/src/main/resources/templates/security/get-info-on-pdf.html
index 6d682098..35e07dda 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/security/get-info-on-pdf.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/security/get-info-on-pdf.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{getPdfInfo.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form id="pdfInfoForm" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/api/v1/security/get-info-on-pdf'}">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, remoteCall='false', accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, remoteCall='false', accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <br>
                 <button type="submit" id="submitBtn" class="btn btn-primary" th:text="#{getPdfInfo.submit}"></button>
               </form>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/security/remove-cert-sign.html b/src/main/resources/templates/security/remove-cert-sign.html
index 0de96aeb..0fe1594e 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/security/remove-cert-sign.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/security/remove-cert-sign.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
               <form action="api/v1/security/remove-cert-sign" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label th:text="#{removeCertSign.selectPDF}"></label>
-                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="mb-3 text-center">
                   <button type="submit" id="submitBtn" class="btn btn-primary" th:text="#{removeCertSign.submit}"></button>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/security/remove-password.html b/src/main/resources/templates/security/remove-password.html
index d78269ca..b3345137 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/security/remove-password.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/security/remove-password.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
               <form action="api/v1/security/remove-password" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label th:text="#{removePassword.selectText.1}"></label>
-                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label th:text="#{removePassword.selectText.2}"></label>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/security/remove-watermark.html b/src/main/resources/templates/security/remove-watermark.html
index 1bba11c6..51e904ca 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/security/remove-watermark.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/security/remove-watermark.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
               <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" action="api/v1/security/remove-watermark">
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label th:text="#{remove-watermark.selectText.1}"></label>
-                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="mb-3">
                   <label for="watermarkText" th:text="#{remove-watermark.selectText.2}"></label>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/security/sanitize-pdf.html b/src/main/resources/templates/security/sanitize-pdf.html
index 735a46a9..ca622683 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/security/sanitize-pdf.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/security/sanitize-pdf.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
               </div>
               <form action="api/v1/security/sanitize-pdf" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
                 <div class="mb-3">
-                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="form-check ms-3">
                   <input type="checkbox" id="removeJavaScript" name="removeJavaScript" checked>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/sign.html b/src/main/resources/templates/sign.html
index bfe9b4d1..94210f71 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/sign.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/sign.html
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
               </div>
 
               <!-- pdf selector -->
-              <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='pdf-upload', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+              <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='pdf-upload', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, disableMultipleFiles=true,  accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
               <script>
                 let originalFileName = '';
                 document.querySelector('input[name=pdf-upload]').addEventListener('change', async (event) => {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
               </script>
               <div class="tab-group show-on-file-selected">
                 <div class="tab-container" th:title="#{sign.upload}">
-                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='image-upload', multiple=true, accept='image/*', inputText=#{imgPrompt})}"></div>
+                  <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='image-upload', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=true, accept='image/*', inputText=#{imgPrompt})}"></div>
                     <script>
                       const imageUpload = document.querySelector('input[name=image-upload]');
                       imageUpload.addEventListener('change', e => {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/split-by-size-or-count.html b/src/main/resources/templates/split-by-size-or-count.html
index f3edcdb5..93e7186d 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/split-by-size-or-count.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/split-by-size-or-count.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{split-by-size-or-count.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/api/v1/general/split-by-size-or-count'}">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <label for="splitType" th:text="#{split-by-size-or-count.type.label}">Split Type</label>
                 <select id="splitType" name="splitType" class="form-control">
                   <option value="0" th:text="#{split-by-size-or-count.type.size}">Size</option>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/split-pdf-by-sections.html b/src/main/resources/templates/split-pdf-by-sections.html
index 3978ae08..1f94d8a2 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/split-pdf-by-sections.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/split-pdf-by-sections.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
                 <span class="tool-header-text" th:text="#{split-by-sections.header}"></span>
               </div>
               <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" th:action="@{'/api/v1/general/split-pdf-by-sections'}">
-                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+                <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                 <label for="horizontalDivisions" th:text="#{split-by-sections.horizontal.label}">Horizontal Divisions</label>
                 <input type="number" id="horizontalDivisions" name="horizontalDivisions" class="form-control" min="0" max="300" value="0" required th:placeholder="#{split-by-sections.horizontal.placeholder}">
                 <br>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/split-pdfs.html b/src/main/resources/templates/split-pdfs.html
index be4d685b..7af9ce7e 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/split-pdfs.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/split-pdfs.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
             </div>
             <form th:action="@{'/api/v1/general/split-pages'}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
               <div
-                th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}">
+                th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multipleInputsForSingleRequest=false, accept='application/pdf')}">
               </div>
 
               <div class="mb-3">