diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 3c015ae..c23e00f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -164,6 +164,16 @@ jobs:
           E2E_BASE_URL=http://localhost:5173 \
             pnpm --filter @dorfteich/web exec playwright test e2e/offline.spec.ts
 
+      - name: Reset login rate limit before labels pack
+        run: |
+          echo "DELETE FROM rate_limits WHERE key LIKE 'login%';" | \
+            pnpm --filter @dorfteich/api exec prisma db execute --stdin --url "$DATABASE_URL"
+
+      - name: Run labels pack
+        run: |
+          E2E_BASE_URL=http://localhost:5173 \
+            pnpm --filter @dorfteich/web exec playwright test e2e/labels.spec.ts
+
       - name: Dump server logs on failure
         if: failure()
         run: tail -50 /tmp/api.log /tmp/collab.log /tmp/web.log || true
diff --git a/apps/api/src/pages/pages.controller.ts b/apps/api/src/pages/pages.controller.ts
index 4f913be..c7a26d4 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/pages/pages.controller.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/pages/pages.controller.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
 import {
   CollabTokenResponse,
   CreatePageInput,
+  PageListItemView,
   PageStateView,
   PageView,
   UpdatePageInput,
@@ -42,7 +43,10 @@ export class PagesController {
   }
 
   @Get('ponds/:pondId/pages')
-  async list(@Param('pondId') pondId: string, @Req() request: AuthedRequest): Promise<PageView[]> {
+  async list(
+    @Param('pondId') pondId: string,
+    @Req() request: AuthedRequest,
+  ): Promise<PageListItemView[]> {
     return this.pages.list(request.user!, pondId);
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/api/src/pages/pages.service.ts b/apps/api/src/pages/pages.service.ts
index ec43b46..2d6f0ed 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/pages/pages.service.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/pages/pages.service.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { ConflictException, Injectable, NotFoundException } from '@nestjs/common
 import {
   CollabTokenResponse,
   CreatePageInput,
+  PageListItemView,
   PageStateView,
   PageView,
   SidebarSortMode,
@@ -110,16 +111,21 @@ export class PagesService {
       manual: { sortKey: 'asc' },
     };
 
-  /** Sidebar page list, ordered per the pond's persisted sort mode (issue #26). */
-  async list(user: User, pondId: string): Promise<PageView[]> {
+  /** Sidebar page list, ordered per the pond's persisted sort mode (issue #26),
+   * each with its assigned label ids for chips and filtering (issue #44). */
+  async list(user: User, pondId: string): Promise<PageListItemView[]> {
     const pond = await this.prisma.pond.findFirst({ where: { id: pondId, deletedAt: null } });
     this.access.assertCanSee(user, pond);
     const settings = pondSettingsSchema.parse(pond.settings ?? {});
     const pages = await this.prisma.page.findMany({
       where: { pondId, deletedAt: null },
       orderBy: PagesService.SORT_ORDER[settings.sidebarSort],
+      include: { labels: { select: { labelId: true } } },
     });
-    return pages.map((page) => this.viewOf(page));
+    return pages.map((page) => ({
+      ...this.viewOf(page),
+      labelIds: page.labels.map((l) => l.labelId),
+    }));
   }
 
   async create(user: User, pondId: string, input: CreatePageInput): Promise<PageView> {
diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/labels.spec.ts b/apps/web/e2e/labels.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0982d3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/e2e/labels.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
+
+import { contextForUser } from './helpers';
+
+/**
+ * Label UI pack (issue #44). Runs against the local dev stack (api + web).
+ * Selectors are language-independent (CSS classes + label names) because the
+ * UI language follows the signed-in user's profile locale, not the browser —
+ * so text-based selectors would be locale-dependent. Creates uniquely-named
+ * labels/pages per test and removes the labels via the api afterwards so the
+ * shared fixture pond does not accumulate them.
+ */
+const BASE_URL = process.env.E2E_BASE_URL ?? 'http://localhost:5173';
+
+type Ctx = Awaited<ReturnType<typeof contextForUser>>;
+
+async function personalPond(context: Ctx): Promise<{ id: string; slug: string }> {
+  const ponds = await context.request.get('/api/v1/ponds');
+  const pond = (await ponds.json()).find((p: { type: string }) => p.type === 'personal');
+  return { id: pond.id, slug: pond.slug };
+}
+
+async function createPage(
+  context: Ctx,
+  pondId: string,
+  title: string,
+): Promise<{ id: string; slug: string }> {
+  const created = await context.request.post(`/api/v1/ponds/${pondId}/pages`, { data: { title } });
+  return created.json();
+}
+
+async function createLabel(
+  context: Ctx,
+  pondId: string,
+  name: string,
+  parentId?: string,
+): Promise<{ id: string }> {
+  const created = await context.request.post(`/api/v1/ponds/${pondId}/labels`, {
+    data: { name, ...(parentId ? { parentId } : {}) },
+  });
+  return created.json();
+}
+
+test('label lifecycle works from the pond settings UI', async ({ browser }) => {
+  const context = await contextForUser(browser, BASE_URL, 'fixture-user');
+  const pond = await personalPond(context);
+  const ts = Date.now();
+  const root = `Alpha ${ts}`;
+  const renamed = `Alpha2 ${ts}`;
+  const child = `Sub ${ts}`;
+
+  const page = await context.newPage();
+  // Delete confirmations are window.confirm dialogs — accept them.
+  page.on('dialog', (dialog) => void dialog.accept());
+  await page.goto(`/p/${pond.slug}/settings`);
+
+  // Create a root label using only the keyboard (type + Enter submits the form).
+  const newInput = page.locator('.label-manager__new-root input');
+  await newInput.fill(root);
+  await newInput.press('Enter');
+  await expect(page.locator('.label-node__name', { hasText: root })).toBeVisible();
+
+  // Locate a row by its name span — NOT getByText, which would also match the
+  // move-dropdown <option>s that list every label's name in other rows.
+  const rowByName = (name: string) =>
+    page.locator('.label-node', { has: page.locator('.label-node__name', { hasText: name }) });
+
+  // Add a sub-label under it.
+  await rowByName(root).locator('.label-node__add-child').click();
+  const childForm = page.locator('.label-tree__child-form');
+  await childForm.locator('input').fill(child);
+  await childForm.locator('button[type="submit"]').click();
+  await expect(page.locator('.label-node__name', { hasText: child })).toBeVisible();
+
+  // Rename the root label. Entering rename mode replaces the name span with an
+  // input, so the row can no longer be found by name — grab the sole open
+  // rename input globally.
+  await rowByName(root).locator('.label-node__rename').click();
+  const nameInput = page.locator('.label-node__name-input');
+  await nameInput.fill(renamed);
+  await nameInput.press('Enter');
+  await expect(page.locator('.label-node__name', { hasText: renamed })).toBeVisible();
+
+  // Delete the child, then the root — both disappear from the tree.
+  await rowByName(child).locator('.label-node__delete').click();
+  await expect(page.locator('.label-node__name', { hasText: child })).toHaveCount(0);
+
+  await rowByName(renamed).locator('.label-node__delete').click();
+  await expect(page.locator('.label-node__name', { hasText: renamed })).toHaveCount(0);
+
+  await context.close();
+});
+
+test('page picker assigns a label and the sidebar filter includes descendants', async ({
+  browser,
+}) => {
+  const context = await contextForUser(browser, BASE_URL, 'fixture-user');
+  const pond = await personalPond(context);
+  const ts = Date.now();
+
+  // A parent label with one child, set up via the api for speed.
+  const parent = await createLabel(context, pond.id, `Cat ${ts}`);
+  await createLabel(context, pond.id, `Sub ${ts}`, parent.id);
+  const tagged = await createPage(context, pond.id, `Tagged ${ts}`);
+  await createPage(context, pond.id, `Untagged ${ts}`);
+
+  const page = await context.newPage();
+  await page.goto(`/p/${pond.slug}/${tagged.slug}`);
+
+  // Open the label picker and assign the child label. The checkbox is
+  // controlled and only flips after the save round-trip, so click (don't
+  // .check(), which asserts the state changed synchronously).
+  await page.locator('.editor-page__labels-toggle').click();
+  const subOption = page
+    .locator('.label-picker__option', { hasText: `Sub ${ts}` })
+    .getByRole('checkbox');
+  await subOption.click();
+  await expect(subOption).toBeChecked();
+
+  // The sidebar chip for the tagged page appears without a reload.
+  const taggedEntry = page.locator('.sidebar__pages li', { hasText: `Tagged ${ts}` });
+  await expect(taggedEntry.locator('.label-chip', { hasText: `Sub ${ts}` })).toBeVisible();
+
+  // Filter by the PARENT label: the page tagged with the child must still match.
+  await page.locator('.sidebar__filter > summary').click();
+  await page
+    .locator('.sidebar__filter-option', { hasText: `Cat ${ts}` })
+    .getByRole('checkbox')
+    .check();
+  await expect(page.locator('.sidebar__page', { hasText: `Tagged ${ts}` })).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.locator('.sidebar__page', { hasText: `Untagged ${ts}` })).toHaveCount(0);
+
+  // Clearing the filter brings the untagged page back.
+  await page.locator('.sidebar__filter-clear').click();
+  await expect(page.locator('.sidebar__page', { hasText: `Untagged ${ts}` })).toBeVisible();
+
+  await context.request.delete(`/api/v1/labels/${parent.id}?force=true`); // cascades to the child
+  await context.close();
+});
diff --git a/apps/web/src/App.tsx b/apps/web/src/App.tsx
index ba247c4..185a619 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/App.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { HomePage } from './pages/HomePage';
 import { NotFoundPage } from './pages/NotFoundPage';
 import { PageEditorPage } from './pages/PageEditorPage';
 import { PondHomePage } from './pages/PondHomePage';
+import { PondSettingsPage } from './pages/PondSettingsPage';
 import { SettingsPage } from './pages/SettingsPage';
 import { TrashPage } from './pages/TrashPage';
 import { ForgotPasswordPage } from './pages/auth/ForgotPasswordPage';
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ export function App(): React.JSX.Element {
               dynamic :pageSlug sibling below — a page slugged "trash"
               would be unreachable via direct URL, an accepted v1 gap. */}
           <Route path="p/:pondSlug/trash" element={<TrashPage />} />
+          {/* Static "settings" wins over :pageSlug, like "trash" above. */}
+          <Route path="p/:pondSlug/settings" element={<PondSettingsPage />} />
           <Route path="p/:pondSlug/:pageSlug" element={<PageEditorPage />} />
         </Route>
         <Route element={<RequireSiteAdmin />}>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/i18n/index.ts b/apps/web/src/i18n/index.ts
index b9c78ac..411b981 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/i18n/index.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/i18n/index.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ import deAuth from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/de/auth.json';
 import deCommon from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/de/common.json';
 import deEditor from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/de/editor.json';
 import deErrors from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/de/errors.json';
+import deLabels from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/de/labels.json';
 import deSettings from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/de/settings.json';
 import enAuth from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/en/auth.json';
 import enCommon from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/en/common.json';
 import enEditor from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/en/editor.json';
 import enErrors from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/en/errors.json';
+import enLabels from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/en/labels.json';
 import enSettings from '@dorfteich/shared/i18n/en/settings.json';
 import i18n from 'i18next';
 import LanguageDetector from 'i18next-browser-languagedetector';
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ void i18n
         auth: enAuth,
         settings: enSettings,
         editor: enEditor,
+        labels: enLabels,
       },
       de: {
         common: deCommon,
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ void i18n
         auth: deAuth,
         settings: deSettings,
         editor: deEditor,
+        labels: deLabels,
       },
     },
     defaultNS: 'common',
diff --git a/apps/web/src/labels/LabelChips.tsx b/apps/web/src/labels/LabelChips.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..623b7a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/labels/LabelChips.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import type { LabelView } from '@dorfteich/shared';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+
+import { contrastingTextColor } from './label-color';
+
+/**
+ * Colored label chips for a page (issue #44). Labels are looked up by id in the
+ * pond's label tree, so a chip renders only for a label still present. Purely
+ * presentational — used on sidebar page entries.
+ */
+export function LabelChips({
+  labelIds,
+  byId,
+}: {
+  labelIds: string[];
+  byId: Map<string, LabelView>;
+}): React.JSX.Element | null {
+  const { t } = useTranslation('labels');
+  const labels = labelIds.map((id) => byId.get(id)).filter((l): l is LabelView => Boolean(l));
+  if (labels.length === 0) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <span className="label-chips">
+      {labels.map((label) => (
+        <span
+          key={label.id}
+          className="label-chip"
+          style={{ backgroundColor: label.color, color: contrastingTextColor(label.color) }}
+          title={label.name}
+          aria-label={t('chip.ariaLabel', { name: label.name })}
+        >
+          {label.name}
+        </span>
+      ))}
+    </span>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/labels/LabelManager.tsx b/apps/web/src/labels/LabelManager.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..764682a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/labels/LabelManager.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,297 @@
+import type { LabelTreeNode, LabelView } from '@dorfteich/shared';
+import { collectSubtreeIds } from '@dorfteich/shared';
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+
+import { ApiError } from '../lib/api';
+import { useLabelMutations, usePondLabels } from './use-pond-labels';
+
+/** Turns an ApiError code into a translated message; other errors are generic. */
+function useErrorText(): (error: unknown) => string {
+  const { t } = useTranslation('errors');
+  return (error) => {
+    if (error instanceof ApiError) {
+      return t(error.body.code, {
+        defaultValue: error.body.message,
+        ...(error.body.details ?? {}),
+      });
+    }
+    return t('internal_error');
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Pond-settings label management (issue #44): a tree of the pond's labels with
+ * inline create, rename, recolour, move (via a parent picker), and delete.
+ * Every operation is a native button/input/select, so the tree is fully
+ * keyboard-operable. Access is enforced by the api — this UI is only shown to
+ * users who may modify the pond.
+ */
+export function LabelManager({ pondId }: { pondId: string }): React.JSX.Element {
+  const { t } = useTranslation('labels');
+  const { tree, flat, isLoading } = usePondLabels(pondId);
+  const mutations = useLabelMutations(pondId);
+  const errorText = useErrorText();
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [newRoot, setNewRoot] = useState('');
+
+  const run = async (action: () => Promise<void>): Promise<void> => {
+    setError(null);
+    try {
+      await action();
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(errorText(err));
+    }
+  };
+
+  async function addRoot(): Promise<void> {
+    const name = newRoot.trim();
+    if (!name) return;
+    await run(async () => {
+      await mutations.create(name, null);
+      setNewRoot('');
+    });
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <section className="label-manager" aria-label={t('settings.title')}>
+      <p className="label-manager__description">{t('settings.description')}</p>
+
+      <form
+        className="label-manager__new-root"
+        onSubmit={(event) => {
+          event.preventDefault();
+          void addRoot();
+        }}
+      >
+        <input
+          type="text"
+          value={newRoot}
+          onChange={(event) => setNewRoot(event.target.value)}
+          placeholder={t('settings.newRootPlaceholder')}
+          aria-label={t('settings.newRootPlaceholder')}
+        />
+        <button type="submit" className="button" disabled={!newRoot.trim()}>
+          {t('settings.add')}
+        </button>
+      </form>
+
+      {error && (
+        <p className="label-manager__error" role="alert">
+          {error}
+        </p>
+      )}
+
+      {isLoading ? null : tree.length === 0 ? (
+        <p className="label-manager__empty">{t('settings.empty')}</p>
+      ) : (
+        <ul className="label-tree" role="tree">
+          {tree.map((node) => (
+            <LabelNode
+              key={node.id}
+              node={node}
+              flat={flat}
+              mutations={mutations}
+              onError={setError}
+              errorText={errorText}
+            />
+          ))}
+        </ul>
+      )}
+    </section>
+  );
+}
+
+type Mutations = ReturnType<typeof useLabelMutations>;
+
+function LabelNode({
+  node,
+  flat,
+  mutations,
+  onError,
+  errorText,
+}: {
+  node: LabelTreeNode;
+  flat: LabelView[];
+  mutations: Mutations;
+  onError: (message: string | null) => void;
+  errorText: (error: unknown) => string;
+}): React.JSX.Element {
+  const { t } = useTranslation('labels');
+  const [renaming, setRenaming] = useState(false);
+  const [name, setName] = useState(node.name);
+  const [addingChild, setAddingChild] = useState(false);
+  const [childName, setChildName] = useState('');
+
+  const run = async (action: () => Promise<void>): Promise<void> => {
+    onError(null);
+    try {
+      await action();
+    } catch (err) {
+      onError(errorText(err));
+    }
+  };
+
+  // A label cannot move under itself or one of its descendants.
+  const subtree = collectSubtreeIds(flat, node.id);
+  const moveTargets = flat.filter((l) => !subtree.has(l.id));
+
+  async function submitRename(): Promise<void> {
+    const next = name.trim();
+    if (!next || next === node.name) {
+      setRenaming(false);
+      setName(node.name);
+      return;
+    }
+    await run(async () => {
+      await mutations.rename(node.id, next);
+      setRenaming(false);
+    });
+  }
+
+  async function addChild(): Promise<void> {
+    const value = childName.trim();
+    if (!value) return;
+    await run(async () => {
+      await mutations.create(value, node.id);
+      setChildName('');
+      setAddingChild(false);
+    });
+  }
+
+  async function remove(): Promise<void> {
+    if (!window.confirm(t('settings.deleteConfirm'))) return;
+    await run(async () => {
+      try {
+        await mutations.remove(node.id, false);
+      } catch (err) {
+        // The api refuses to drop a label with assigned pages unless forced;
+        // confirm the detach, then retry with force.
+        if (err instanceof ApiError && err.body.code === 'label_has_pages') {
+          const count = err.body.details?.count?.[0] ?? '?';
+          if (window.confirm(t('settings.detachConfirm', { count }))) {
+            await mutations.remove(node.id, true);
+          }
+          return;
+        }
+        throw err;
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <li className="label-tree__item" role="treeitem">
+      <div className="label-node">
+        <span className="label-node__swatch" style={{ backgroundColor: node.color }} aria-hidden />
+        {renaming ? (
+          <input
+            type="text"
+            className="label-node__name-input"
+            value={name}
+            autoFocus
+            aria-label={t('settings.nameLabel')}
+            onChange={(event) => setName(event.target.value)}
+            onKeyDown={(event) => {
+              if (event.key === 'Enter') void submitRename();
+              if (event.key === 'Escape') {
+                setRenaming(false);
+                setName(node.name);
+              }
+            }}
+            onBlur={() => void submitRename()}
+          />
+        ) : (
+          <span className="label-node__name">{node.name}</span>
+        )}
+
+        <div className="label-node__actions">
+          <input
+            type="color"
+            className="label-node__color"
+            value={node.color}
+            aria-label={t('settings.colorLabel')}
+            onChange={(event) => void run(() => mutations.recolor(node.id, event.target.value))}
+          />
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            className="linklike label-node__rename"
+            onClick={() => (renaming ? void submitRename() : setRenaming(true))}
+          >
+            {renaming ? t('settings.save') : t('settings.rename')}
+          </button>
+          <label className="label-node__move">
+            <span className="visually-hidden">{t('settings.moveTo')}</span>
+            <select
+              value={node.parentId ?? ''}
+              aria-label={t('settings.moveTo')}
+              onChange={(event) =>
+                void run(() => mutations.move(node.id, event.target.value || null))
+              }
+            >
+              <option value="">{t('settings.root')}</option>
+              {moveTargets.map((target) => (
+                <option key={target.id} value={target.id}>
+                  {target.name}
+                </option>
+              ))}
+            </select>
+          </label>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            className="linklike label-node__add-child"
+            onClick={() => setAddingChild((v) => !v)}
+          >
+            {t('settings.addChild')}
+          </button>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            className="linklike label-node__delete"
+            onClick={() => void remove()}
+          >
+            {t('settings.delete')}
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {addingChild && (
+        <form
+          className="label-tree__child-form"
+          onSubmit={(event) => {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            void addChild();
+          }}
+        >
+          <input
+            type="text"
+            value={childName}
+            autoFocus
+            placeholder={t('settings.addChild')}
+            aria-label={t('settings.addChild')}
+            onChange={(event) => setChildName(event.target.value)}
+          />
+          <button type="submit" className="button" disabled={!childName.trim()}>
+            {t('settings.add')}
+          </button>
+          <button type="button" className="linklike" onClick={() => setAddingChild(false)}>
+            {t('settings.cancel')}
+          </button>
+        </form>
+      )}
+
+      {node.children.length > 0 && (
+        <ul className="label-tree" role="group">
+          {node.children.map((child) => (
+            <LabelNode
+              key={child.id}
+              node={child}
+              flat={flat}
+              mutations={mutations}
+              onError={onError}
+              errorText={errorText}
+            />
+          ))}
+        </ul>
+      )}
+    </li>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/labels/LabelPicker.tsx b/apps/web/src/labels/LabelPicker.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..802d472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/labels/LabelPicker.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+import type { LabelView } from '@dorfteich/shared';
+import { labelDepth } from '@dorfteich/shared';
+import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+import { apiDelete, apiGet, apiPost } from '../lib/api';
+import { usePondLabels } from './use-pond-labels';
+
+/**
+ * Page label picker (issue #44): a searchable, hierarchy-aware multi-select of
+ * the pond's labels. Toggling a label assigns/unassigns it immediately and
+ * refreshes both the page's labels and the sidebar (chips + filter). Shown only
+ * to users who may edit the page; the api enforces the permission.
+ */
+export function LabelPicker({
+  pageId,
+  pondId,
+  pondSlug,
+  onClose,
+}: {
+  pageId: string;
+  pondId: string;
+  pondSlug: string;
+  onClose: () => void;
+}): React.JSX.Element {
+  const { t } = useTranslation('labels');
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const { flat, isLoading } = usePondLabels(pondId);
+  const [search, setSearch] = useState('');
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const assigned = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['page-labels', pageId],
+    queryFn: () => apiGet<LabelView[]>(`/pages/${pageId}/labels`),
+  });
+  const assignedIds = new Set((assigned.data ?? []).map((l) => l.id));
+
+  async function toggle(label: LabelView, checked: boolean): Promise<void> {
+    setBusy(label.id);
+    try {
+      if (checked) {
+        await apiPost(`/pages/${pageId}/labels`, { labelId: label.id });
+      } else {
+        await apiDelete(`/pages/${pageId}/labels/${label.id}`);
+      }
+      // Refresh the page's own labels and the sidebar list (chips + filter).
+      await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['page-labels', pageId] });
+      await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['pages', pondId] });
+    } finally {
+      setBusy(null);
+    }
+  }
+
+  const term = search.trim().toLowerCase();
+  const shown = term ? flat.filter((l) => l.name.toLowerCase().includes(term)) : flat;
+
+  return (
+    <aside className="label-picker" aria-label={t('picker.title')}>
+      <header className="label-picker__header">
+        <h2>{t('picker.title')}</h2>
+        <button type="button" className="button" onClick={onClose}>
+          {t('picker.close')}
+        </button>
+      </header>
+
+      {isLoading ? null : flat.length === 0 ? (
+        <p className="label-picker__empty">
+          {t('picker.empty')} <Link to={`/p/${pondSlug}/settings`}>{t('picker.manageHint')}</Link>
+        </p>
+      ) : (
+        <>
+          <input
+            type="search"
+            className="label-picker__search"
+            value={search}
+            placeholder={t('picker.searchPlaceholder')}
+            aria-label={t('picker.searchPlaceholder')}
+            onChange={(event) => setSearch(event.target.value)}
+          />
+          {shown.length === 0 ? (
+            <p className="label-picker__empty">{t('picker.noMatches')}</p>
+          ) : (
+            <ul className="label-picker__list">
+              {shown.map((label) => {
+                const indent = term ? 0 : labelDepth(flat, label.id) - 1;
+                const checked = assignedIds.has(label.id);
+                return (
+                  <li key={label.id} style={{ paddingInlineStart: `${indent * 1.25}rem` }}>
+                    <label className="label-picker__option">
+                      <input
+                        type="checkbox"
+                        checked={checked}
+                        disabled={busy === label.id}
+                        onChange={(event) => void toggle(label, event.target.checked)}
+                      />
+                      <span
+                        className="label-chip__swatch"
+                        style={{ backgroundColor: label.color }}
+                        aria-hidden
+                      />
+                      <span>{label.name}</span>
+                    </label>
+                  </li>
+                );
+              })}
+            </ul>
+          )}
+        </>
+      )}
+    </aside>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/labels/label-color.test.ts b/apps/web/src/labels/label-color.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb6552c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/labels/label-color.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+import { contrastingTextColor } from './label-color';
+
+describe('contrastingTextColor (issue #44)', () => {
+  it('uses black text on light backgrounds and white on dark', () => {
+    expect(contrastingTextColor('#ffffff')).toBe('#000000');
+    expect(contrastingTextColor('#f5f7fa')).toBe('#000000');
+    expect(contrastingTextColor('#000000')).toBe('#ffffff');
+    expect(contrastingTextColor('#1a5fb4')).toBe('#ffffff');
+    expect(contrastingTextColor('#64748b')).toBe('#ffffff'); // default label slate
+  });
+
+  it('tolerates a missing hash and falls back on malformed input', () => {
+    expect(contrastingTextColor('ffffff')).toBe('#000000');
+    expect(contrastingTextColor('nope')).toBe('#000000');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/web/src/labels/label-color.ts b/apps/web/src/labels/label-color.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0862a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/labels/label-color.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/**
+ * Label colours are user-chosen (any `#rrggbb`), so chip text must pick black
+ * or white per background to stay legible (issue #44). Uses the relative
+ * luminance of the background against a mid threshold — the same idea as WCAG
+ * contrast, kept dependency-free.
+ */
+export function contrastingTextColor(hex: string): '#000000' | '#ffffff' {
+  const match = /^#?([0-9a-fA-F]{6})$/.exec(hex.trim());
+  if (!match?.[1]) return '#000000';
+  const value = match[1];
+  const channel = (offset: number): number => {
+    const c = parseInt(value.slice(offset, offset + 2), 16) / 255;
+    return c <= 0.03928 ? c / 12.92 : ((c + 0.055) / 1.055) ** 2.4;
+  };
+  const luminance = 0.2126 * channel(0) + 0.7152 * channel(2) + 0.0722 * channel(4);
+  // Black text on light backgrounds, white on dark — 0.4 sits near the
+  // crossover where both options are acceptable.
+  return luminance > 0.4 ? '#000000' : '#ffffff';
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/labels/use-pond-labels.ts b/apps/web/src/labels/use-pond-labels.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..322af2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/labels/use-pond-labels.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import type { LabelTreeNode, LabelView } from '@dorfteich/shared';
+import { flattenLabelTree } from '@dorfteich/shared';
+import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
+
+import { apiDelete, apiGet, apiPatch, apiPost } from '../lib/api';
+
+/** Query key for a pond's label tree — shared by the manager, picker, and sidebar. */
+export const labelsKey = (pondId: string): (string | undefined)[] => ['labels', pondId];
+
+/**
+ * The pond's label tree plus a flat view and an id→label index derived from it
+ * (issue #44). The sidebar and page chips look labels up by id; filtering and
+ * pickers need the flat list. All three read the same cached tree.
+ */
+export function usePondLabels(pondId: string | undefined): {
+  tree: LabelTreeNode[];
+  flat: LabelView[];
+  byId: Map<string, LabelView>;
+  isLoading: boolean;
+} {
+  const query = useQuery({
+    queryKey: labelsKey(pondId ?? ''),
+    queryFn: () => apiGet<LabelTreeNode[]>(`/ponds/${pondId}/labels`),
+    enabled: Boolean(pondId),
+  });
+
+  return useMemo(() => {
+    const tree = query.data ?? [];
+    const flat = flattenLabelTree(tree);
+    return {
+      tree,
+      flat,
+      byId: new Map(flat.map((label) => [label.id, label])),
+      isLoading: query.isLoading,
+    };
+  }, [query.data, query.isLoading]);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Label mutations for one pond, each invalidating the caches it touches:
+ * the label tree always, and — for changes that affect page chips/filters —
+ * the pond's page list too (issue #44).
+ */
+export function useLabelMutations(pondId: string): {
+  create: (name: string, parentId?: string | null) => Promise<void>;
+  rename: (id: string, name: string) => Promise<void>;
+  recolor: (id: string, color: string) => Promise<void>;
+  move: (id: string, parentId: string | null) => Promise<void>;
+  remove: (id: string, force: boolean) => Promise<void>;
+} {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+
+  const invalidateLabels = (): Promise<void> =>
+    queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: labelsKey(pondId) });
+  // Renames/recolours/deletes change how chips render or which pages match a
+  // filter, so refresh the page list too.
+  const invalidateAll = async (): Promise<void> => {
+    await invalidateLabels();
+    await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['pages', pondId] });
+  };
+
+  return {
+    create: async (name, parentId = null) => {
+      await apiPost(`/ponds/${pondId}/labels`, { name, ...(parentId ? { parentId } : {}) });
+      await invalidateLabels();
+    },
+    rename: async (id, name) => {
+      await apiPatch(`/labels/${id}`, { name });
+      await invalidateAll();
+    },
+    recolor: async (id, color) => {
+      await apiPatch(`/labels/${id}`, { color });
+      await invalidateAll();
+    },
+    move: async (id, parentId) => {
+      await apiPost(`/labels/${id}/move`, { parentId });
+      await invalidateLabels();
+    },
+    remove: async (id, force) => {
+      await apiDelete(`/labels/${id}${force ? '?force=true' : ''}`);
+      await invalidateAll();
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/layout/Sidebar.tsx b/apps/web/src/layout/Sidebar.tsx
index f14fd72..6b00c66 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/layout/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/layout/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-import type { PageView, PondView, SidebarSortMode } from '@dorfteich/shared';
+import type { PageListItemView, PondView, SidebarSortMode } from '@dorfteich/shared';
+import { collectSubtreeIds, labelDepth } from '@dorfteich/shared';
 import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import { useAuth } from '../auth/auth-context';
+import { LabelChips } from '../labels/LabelChips';
+import { usePondLabels } from '../labels/use-pond-labels';
 import { apiGet, apiPatch } from '../lib/api';
 import { NewPageForm } from './NewPageForm';
 import { useCurrentPondRoute } from './use-pond-route';
@@ -18,15 +21,18 @@ const SORT_MODES: SidebarSortMode[] = ['alpha', 'created'];
 
 /**
  * Left sidebar: the current pond's page list, sort mode, active-page
- * highlight, and "new page" flow (issue #26). Collapse behavior and the
+ * highlight, "new page" flow (issue #26), and label chips + a
+ * descendant-inclusive label filter (issue #44). Collapse behavior and the
  * layout contract (`nav.sidebar`, `aria-hidden`) are unchanged from #4/#25.
  */
 export function Sidebar({ collapsed }: SidebarProps): React.JSX.Element {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const { t: tLabels } = useTranslation('labels');
   const { user } = useAuth();
   const { pondSlug, pageSlug } = useCurrentPondRoute();
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
   const [creating, setCreating] = useState(false);
+  const [filterIds, setFilterIds] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
 
   const pond = useQuery({
     queryKey: ['pond', pondSlug],
@@ -36,12 +42,36 @@ export function Sidebar({ collapsed }: SidebarProps): React.JSX.Element {
 
   const pages = useQuery({
     queryKey: ['pages', pond.data?.id, pond.data?.settings.sidebarSort],
-    queryFn: () => apiGet<PageView[]>(`/ponds/${pond.data!.id}/pages`),
+    queryFn: () => apiGet<PageListItemView[]>(`/ponds/${pond.data!.id}/pages`),
     enabled: Boolean(pond.data),
   });
 
+  const { flat, byId } = usePondLabels(pond.data?.id);
+
   const isOwner = Boolean(user && pond.data && user.id === pond.data.ownerId);
 
+  // A filter on a label matches pages tagged with that label or any of its
+  // descendants (permissions/vision: sub-labels belong to their parent).
+  const expandedFilter = useMemo(() => {
+    const acc = new Set<string>();
+    for (const id of filterIds) for (const d of collectSubtreeIds(flat, id)) acc.add(d);
+    return acc;
+  }, [filterIds, flat]);
+
+  const visiblePages =
+    filterIds.size === 0
+      ? pages.data
+      : pages.data?.filter((p) => p.labelIds.some((id) => expandedFilter.has(id)));
+
+  function toggleFilter(id: string, on: boolean): void {
+    setFilterIds((prev) => {
+      const next = new Set(prev);
+      if (on) next.add(id);
+      else next.delete(id);
+      return next;
+    });
+  }
+
   async function setSortMode(mode: SidebarSortMode): Promise<void> {
     if (!pond.data) return;
     await apiPatch(`/ponds/${pond.data.id}`, { sidebarSort: mode });
@@ -74,6 +104,11 @@ export function Sidebar({ collapsed }: SidebarProps): React.JSX.Element {
                 ))}
               </select>
             )}
+            {isOwner && (
+              <Link to={`/p/${pondSlug}/settings`} className="linklike sidebar__settings-link">
+                {tLabels('link')}
+              </Link>
+            )}
             {isOwner && (
               <Link to={`/p/${pondSlug}/trash`} className="linklike sidebar__trash-link">
                 {t('editor:trash.link')}
@@ -81,9 +116,49 @@ export function Sidebar({ collapsed }: SidebarProps): React.JSX.Element {
             )}
           </div>
 
-          {pages.data && pages.data.length > 0 ? (
+          {flat.length > 0 && (
+            <details className="sidebar__filter">
+              <summary>
+                {tLabels('filter.toggle')}
+                {filterIds.size > 0 && ` (${filterIds.size})`}
+              </summary>
+              <ul className="sidebar__filter-list">
+                {flat.map((label) => (
+                  <li
+                    key={label.id}
+                    style={{ paddingInlineStart: `${(labelDepth(flat, label.id) - 1) * 1}rem` }}
+                  >
+                    <label className="sidebar__filter-option">
+                      <input
+                        type="checkbox"
+                        checked={filterIds.has(label.id)}
+                        onChange={(event) => toggleFilter(label.id, event.target.checked)}
+                      />
+                      <span
+                        className="label-chip__swatch"
+                        style={{ backgroundColor: label.color }}
+                        aria-hidden
+                      />
+                      <span>{label.name}</span>
+                    </label>
+                  </li>
+                ))}
+              </ul>
+              {filterIds.size > 0 && (
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  className="linklike sidebar__filter-clear"
+                  onClick={() => setFilterIds(new Set())}
+                >
+                  {tLabels('filter.clear')}
+                </button>
+              )}
+            </details>
+          )}
+
+          {visiblePages && visiblePages.length > 0 ? (
             <ul className="sidebar__pages">
-              {pages.data.map((p) => (
+              {visiblePages.map((p) => (
                 <li key={p.id}>
                   <Link
                     to={`/p/${pondSlug}/${p.slug}`}
@@ -94,11 +169,14 @@ export function Sidebar({ collapsed }: SidebarProps): React.JSX.Element {
                   >
                     {p.title}
                   </Link>
+                  <LabelChips labelIds={p.labelIds} byId={byId} />
                 </li>
               ))}
             </ul>
           ) : (
-            <p className="sidebar__hint">{t('layout.sidebar.empty')}</p>
+            <p className="sidebar__hint">
+              {filterIds.size > 0 ? tLabels('filter.none') : t('layout.sidebar.empty')}
+            </p>
           )}
 
           {creating ? (
diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/PageEditorPage.tsx b/apps/web/src/pages/PageEditorPage.tsx
index 9f80e84..4aedc84 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/pages/PageEditorPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/pages/PageEditorPage.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { useAuth } from '../auth/auth-context';
 import { FormError } from '../components/forms';
 import { AccessRevokedDialog } from '../editor/AccessRevokedDialog';
 import { HistoryPanel } from '../editor/HistoryPanel';
+import { LabelPicker } from '../labels/LabelPicker';
 import { collaborationCaretFor } from '../editor/collaboration-caret';
 import { documentExtensions } from '../editor/document-extensions';
 import { ImageUpload } from '../editor/image-upload';
@@ -142,11 +143,13 @@ function PageMenu({
   slug,
   pondSlug,
   onToggleHistory,
+  onToggleLabels,
 }: {
   pageId: string;
   slug: string;
   pondSlug: string;
   onToggleHistory: () => void;
+  onToggleLabels: () => void;
 }): React.JSX.Element {
   const { t } = useTranslation('editor');
   const navigate = useNavigate();
@@ -183,6 +186,9 @@ function PageMenu({
       >
         {t('page.downloadMarkdown')}
       </a>
+      <button type="button" className="button editor-page__labels-toggle" onClick={onToggleLabels}>
+        {t('labels:picker.open')}
+      </button>
       <button type="button" className="button" onClick={onToggleHistory}>
         {t('history.open')}
       </button>
@@ -199,6 +205,7 @@ export function PageEditorPage(): React.JSX.Element {
   const [mode, setMode] = useState<Mode>('view');
   const [title, setTitle] = useState('');
   const [showHistory, setShowHistory] = useState(false);
+  const [showLabels, setShowLabels] = useState(false);
 
   useForceSidebarHidden(mode === 'edit');
 
@@ -290,10 +297,19 @@ export function PageEditorPage(): React.JSX.Element {
           slug={resolved.slug}
           pondSlug={pondSlug}
           onToggleHistory={() => setShowHistory((open) => !open)}
+          onToggleLabels={() => setShowLabels((open) => !open)}
         />
       </div>
       <div className="editor-page__body">
         <PageEditor page={resolved} mode={mode} pondSlug={pondSlug} />
+        {showLabels && (
+          <LabelPicker
+            pageId={resolved.id}
+            pondId={resolved.pondId}
+            pondSlug={pondSlug}
+            onClose={() => setShowLabels(false)}
+          />
+        )}
         {showHistory && <HistoryPanel pageId={resolved.id} onClose={() => setShowHistory(false)} />}
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/PondSettingsPage.tsx b/apps/web/src/pages/PondSettingsPage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c35276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/pages/PondSettingsPage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import type { PondView } from '@dorfteich/shared';
+import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+import { useAuth } from '../auth/auth-context';
+import { FormError } from '../components/forms';
+import { LabelManager } from '../labels/LabelManager';
+import { apiGet } from '../lib/api';
+
+/**
+ * Pond settings (issue #44). Currently hosts the 'Labels' section; future
+ * pond-level configuration (fonts, etc.) joins it here. Label management needs
+ * modify rights — the manager's api calls enforce it, and the sidebar only
+ * links here for the pond owner (Site Admins can still navigate directly).
+ */
+export function PondSettingsPage(): React.JSX.Element {
+  const { t } = useTranslation('labels');
+  const { t: tErrors } = useTranslation('errors');
+  const { pondSlug = '' } = useParams<{ pondSlug: string }>();
+  const { user } = useAuth();
+
+  const pond = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['pond', pondSlug],
+    queryFn: () => apiGet<PondView>(`/ponds/${pondSlug}`),
+  });
+
+  if (pond.error) return <FormError error={pond.error} />;
+  if (!pond.data) return <></>;
+
+  const canModify = Boolean(user && (user.isSiteAdmin || user.id === pond.data.ownerId));
+
+  return (
+    <div className="pond-settings-page">
+      <h1>{pond.data.name}</h1>
+      <section>
+        <h2>{t('settings.title')}</h2>
+        {canModify ? (
+          <LabelManager pondId={pond.data.id} />
+        ) : (
+          <p className="form-banner form-banner--error" role="alert">
+            {tErrors('forbidden')}
+          </p>
+        )}
+      </section>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/styles/base.css b/apps/web/src/styles/base.css
index 5f0f9b8..2283c7c 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/styles/base.css
+++ b/apps/web/src/styles/base.css
@@ -931,3 +931,201 @@ button {
   color: var(--color-text-muted);
   font-size: 0.85rem;
 }
+
+/* Labels (issue #44) --------------------------------------------------- */
+
+.visually-hidden {
+  position: absolute;
+  width: 1px;
+  height: 1px;
+  padding: 0;
+  margin: -1px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  border: 0;
+}
+
+/* Colored chips on sidebar page entries. */
+.label-chips {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: var(--space-1);
+  margin: var(--space-1) 0 0 var(--space-2);
+}
+
+.label-chip {
+  display: inline-block;
+  padding: 0 var(--space-2);
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.label-chip__swatch {
+  display: inline-block;
+  width: 0.75rem;
+  height: 0.75rem;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+}
+
+/* Sidebar label filter. */
+.sidebar__filter {
+  margin-bottom: var(--space-3);
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+}
+
+.sidebar__filter > summary {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  padding: var(--space-1) 0;
+}
+
+.sidebar__filter-list {
+  list-style: none;
+  margin: var(--space-1) 0;
+  padding: 0;
+  max-height: 14rem;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
+.sidebar__filter-option {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  padding: var(--space-1) 0;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.sidebar__settings-link {
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+}
+
+/* Pond settings page + label manager. */
+.pond-settings-page {
+  max-width: 48rem;
+}
+
+.label-manager__description {
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  margin-bottom: var(--space-3);
+}
+
+.label-manager__new-root {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  margin-bottom: var(--space-3);
+}
+
+.label-manager__error {
+  color: var(--color-danger);
+  margin-bottom: var(--space-3);
+}
+
+.label-manager__empty {
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+
+.label-tree {
+  list-style: none;
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+}
+
+.label-tree .label-tree {
+  margin-left: var(--space-4);
+  border-left: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  padding-left: var(--space-3);
+}
+
+.label-node {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  padding: var(--space-1) 0;
+}
+
+.label-node__swatch {
+  display: inline-block;
+  width: 0.9rem;
+  height: 0.9rem;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+}
+
+.label-node__name {
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.label-node__actions {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  margin-left: auto;
+}
+
+.label-node__color {
+  width: 1.75rem;
+  height: 1.5rem;
+  padding: 0;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: var(--radius);
+  background: none;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.label-node__delete {
+  color: var(--color-danger);
+}
+
+.label-tree__child-form {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  margin: var(--space-1) 0 var(--space-2) var(--space-4);
+}
+
+/* Page label picker panel. */
+.label-picker {
+  flex: 0 0 20rem;
+  max-width: 20rem;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm, 4px);
+  padding: var(--space-3);
+  max-height: 80vh;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
+.label-picker__header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  margin-bottom: var(--space-2);
+}
+
+.label-picker__search {
+  width: 100%;
+  margin-bottom: var(--space-2);
+}
+
+.label-picker__list {
+  list-style: none;
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+}
+
+.label-picker__option {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
+  padding: var(--space-1) 0;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.label-picker__empty {
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
diff --git a/packages/shared/i18n/de/labels.json b/packages/shared/i18n/de/labels.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f157dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared/i18n/de/labels.json
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{
+  "settings": {
+    "title": "Labels",
+    "description": "Seiten mit hierarchischen Labels organisieren. Unter-Labels werden beim Filtern mit einbezogen.",
+    "newRootPlaceholder": "Name des neuen Labels",
+    "add": "Label hinzufügen",
+    "addChild": "Unter-Label hinzufügen",
+    "rename": "Umbenennen",
+    "nameLabel": "Label-Name",
+    "colorLabel": "Label-Farbe",
+    "move": "Verschieben",
+    "moveTo": "Verschieben nach",
+    "root": "Oberste Ebene",
+    "delete": "Löschen",
+    "save": "Speichern",
+    "cancel": "Abbrechen",
+    "empty": "Noch keine Labels. Füge eines hinzu, um Seiten zu organisieren.",
+    "deleteConfirm": "Dieses Label und alle Unter-Labels löschen?",
+    "detachConfirm": "Diesem Label oder seinen Unter-Labels sind {{count}} Seite(n) zugeordnet. Trotzdem löschen und die Zuordnungen entfernen?",
+    "childrenCount": "{{count}} Unter-Labels"
+  },
+  "picker": {
+    "open": "Labels",
+    "title": "Labels",
+    "close": "Schließen",
+    "searchPlaceholder": "Labels suchen",
+    "empty": "Dieser Teich hat noch keine Labels.",
+    "manageHint": "Labels in den Teich-Einstellungen verwalten.",
+    "noMatches": "Keine Labels passen zur Suche."
+  },
+  "filter": {
+    "label": "Nach Label filtern",
+    "toggle": "Nach Label filtern",
+    "clear": "Filter zurücksetzen",
+    "none": "Keine Seiten passen zu den gewählten Labels.",
+    "active": "{{count}} Label-Filter aktiv",
+    "active_other": "{{count}} Label-Filter aktiv"
+  },
+  "chip": {
+    "ariaLabel": "Label: {{name}}"
+  },
+  "link": "Teich-Einstellungen"
+}
diff --git a/packages/shared/i18n/en/labels.json b/packages/shared/i18n/en/labels.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39e395c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared/i18n/en/labels.json
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{
+  "settings": {
+    "title": "Labels",
+    "description": "Organize pages with hierarchical labels. Sub-labels inherit their parent when filtering.",
+    "newRootPlaceholder": "New label name",
+    "add": "Add label",
+    "addChild": "Add sub-label",
+    "rename": "Rename",
+    "nameLabel": "Label name",
+    "colorLabel": "Label colour",
+    "move": "Move",
+    "moveTo": "Move to",
+    "root": "Top level",
+    "delete": "Delete",
+    "save": "Save",
+    "cancel": "Cancel",
+    "empty": "No labels yet. Add one to start organizing pages.",
+    "deleteConfirm": "Delete this label and all its sub-labels?",
+    "detachConfirm": "This label or its sub-labels are assigned to {{count}} page(s). Delete anyway and remove those assignments?",
+    "childrenCount": "{{count}} sub-labels"
+  },
+  "picker": {
+    "open": "Labels",
+    "title": "Labels",
+    "close": "Close",
+    "searchPlaceholder": "Search labels",
+    "empty": "This pond has no labels yet.",
+    "manageHint": "Manage labels in pond settings.",
+    "noMatches": "No labels match your search."
+  },
+  "filter": {
+    "label": "Filter by label",
+    "toggle": "Filter by label",
+    "clear": "Clear filter",
+    "none": "No pages match the selected labels.",
+    "active": "{{count}} label filter active",
+    "active_other": "{{count}} label filters active"
+  },
+  "chip": {
+    "ariaLabel": "Label: {{name}}"
+  },
+  "link": "Pond settings"
+}
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/labels.test.ts b/packages/shared/src/labels.test.ts
index 6b11bdf..e5929bf 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/labels.test.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/labels.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   buildLabelTree,
   collectAncestorIds,
   collectSubtreeIds,
+  flattenLabelTree,
   labelDepth,
   subtreeHeight,
 } from './labels';
@@ -55,6 +56,16 @@ describe('buildLabelTree (issue #43)', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('flattenLabelTree (issue #44)', () => {
+  it('round-trips buildLabelTree back into a depth-first list', () => {
+    const flat = flattenLabelTree(buildLabelTree(tree));
+    // Depth-first, siblings by name: a, b, d, c, z, y.
+    expect(flat.map((l) => l.id)).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'd', 'c', 'z', 'y']);
+    // Views carry no `children` field.
+    expect(flat.every((l) => !('children' in l))).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
 describe('collectSubtreeIds (issue #43)', () => {
   it('returns the label and all its descendants', () => {
     expect(collectSubtreeIds(tree, 'a')).toEqual(new Set(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']));
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/labels.ts b/packages/shared/src/labels.ts
index 47bf3c0..bf7a3c9 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/labels.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/labels.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,23 @@ export function buildLabelTree(labels: LabelView[]): LabelTreeNode[] {
   return roots;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Flattens a label tree back into a depth-first list of {@link LabelView}s, in
+ * the same sibling order {@link buildLabelTree} produced. Handy where a flat
+ * list is needed again (chip lookup, subtree filtering, an indented picker)
+ * after fetching the tree from `GET /ponds/:id/labels`.
+ */
+export function flattenLabelTree(nodes: LabelTreeNode[]): LabelView[] {
+  const flat: LabelView[] = [];
+  const walk = (node: LabelTreeNode): void => {
+    const { children: _children, ...view } = node;
+    flat.push(view);
+    for (const child of node.children) walk(child);
+  };
+  for (const node of nodes) walk(node);
+  return flat;
+}
+
 /** Indexes labels by id → parentId for the ancestor/descendant walks below. */
 function parentIndex(labels: LabelView[]): Map<string, string | null> {
   const index = new Map<string, string | null>();
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/pages.ts b/packages/shared/src/pages.ts
index 8ec3af0..41992ef 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/pages.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/pages.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ export interface PageStateView extends PageView {
   state: string;
 }
 
+/**
+ * A page in the sidebar list (`GET /ponds/:id/pages`) with the ids of the
+ * labels assigned to it (issue #44). The sidebar maps these to colours/names
+ * via the pond's label tree for chips and filters by them (descendant-inclusive
+ * via the shared tree helpers) — so no per-label detail is repeated here.
+ */
+export interface PageListItemView extends PageView {
+  labelIds: string[];
+}
+
 /** Why a version snapshot exists (ADR 0013): automatic (session end / active
  * interval), a named manual snapshot, or the automatic pre-restore snapshot. */
 export type PageVersionTrigger = 'auto' | 'manual' | 'pre_restore';