diff --git a/apps/api/src/versions/versions.service.db.test.ts b/apps/api/src/versions/versions.service.db.test.ts
index 5ba7c8a..b0b933c 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/versions/versions.service.db.test.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/versions/versions.service.db.test.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ describe.skipIf(!hasTestDb)('VersionsService (db, issue #41)', () => {
     expect(row.ydocSnapshot.byteLength).toBeGreaterThan(0);
   });
 
+  it('creates an unnamed manual snapshot when no label is given (#125)', async () => {
+    const pageId = await createPage();
+    const view = await versions.createNamed(owner, pageId, {});
+
+    expect(view).toMatchObject({ trigger: 'manual', label: null, createdBy: owner.id });
+    const row = await prisma.pageVersion.findUniqueOrThrow({ where: { id: view.id } });
+    expect(row.label).toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it('captures and clears the pending contributor set', async () => {
     const pageId = await createPage();
     const authorA = randomUUID();
diff --git a/apps/api/src/versions/versions.service.ts b/apps/api/src/versions/versions.service.ts
index 09ecd24..40c9aab 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/versions/versions.service.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/versions/versions.service.ts
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export class VersionsService {
           pageId,
           ydocSnapshot: snapshot,
           trigger: 'MANUAL',
-          label: input.label,
+          label: input.label ?? null,
           createdBy: user.id,
           contributorIds,
         },
diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/content.spec.ts b/apps/web/e2e/content.spec.ts
index c8bb2bf..f24586d 100644
--- a/apps/web/e2e/content.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/web/e2e/content.spec.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,46 @@ test('editor basics: typing autosaves and undo/redo work', async ({ browser }) =
   await context.close();
 });
 
+test('keyboard shortcuts: "e" enters edit mode and the platform chord snapshots (#125)', async ({
+  browser,
+}) => {
+  const context = await contextForUser(browser, BASE_URL, 'fixture-user');
+  const pond = await personalPond(context);
+  const created = await context.request.post(`/api/v1/ponds/${pond.id}/pages`, {
+    data: { title: `Content Pack Shortcuts ${Date.now()}` },
+  });
+  const { id, slug } = (await created.json()) as { id: string; slug: string };
+
+  const page = await context.newPage();
+  await page.goto(`/p/${pond.slug}/${slug}`);
+  await expect(page.locator('.ProseMirror')).toBeVisible();
+
+  // Plain "e" flips reading → edit mode.
+  await page.keyboard.press('e');
+  await expect(page.locator('.ProseMirror')).toHaveAttribute('contenteditable', 'true');
+
+  // Ctrl/Cmd+S snapshots an unnamed manual version and stays in edit mode.
+  await page.keyboard.press('ControlOrMeta+s');
+  await expect
+    .poll(async () => {
+      const res = await context.request.get(`/api/v1/pages/${id}/versions`);
+      const versions = (await res.json()) as { trigger: string; label: string | null }[];
+      return versions.filter((v) => v.trigger === 'manual').length;
+    })
+    .toBe(1);
+  await expect(page.locator('.ProseMirror')).toHaveAttribute('contenteditable', 'true');
+
+  // Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+S asks for a name and returns to reading mode.
+  page.on('dialog', (dialog) => void dialog.accept('Meilenstein'));
+  await page.keyboard.press('ControlOrMeta+Shift+s');
+  await expect(page.locator('.ProseMirror')).toHaveAttribute('contenteditable', 'false');
+  const res = await context.request.get(`/api/v1/pages/${id}/versions`);
+  const versions = (await res.json()) as { label: string | null }[];
+  expect(versions.some((v) => v.label === 'Meilenstein')).toBe(true);
+
+  await context.close();
+});
+
 test('image paste: uploads and renders at the cursor', async ({ browser }) => {
   const context = await contextForUser(browser, BASE_URL, 'fixture-user');
   const pond = await personalPond(context);
diff --git a/apps/web/src/layout/TopBar.tsx b/apps/web/src/layout/TopBar.tsx
index 41092c2..ee9fff5 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/layout/TopBar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/layout/TopBar.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { Link, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import { useAuth } from '../auth/auth-context';
 import { apiGet } from '../lib/api';
+import { isTypingTarget } from '../lib/keyboard';
 import { useDismissable } from '../lib/use-dismissable';
 import { SearchPalette } from '../search/SearchPalette';
 import { NotificationsBell } from '../notifications/NotificationsBell';
@@ -14,13 +15,6 @@ import { usePageActionsSlot } from './page-actions';
 import { PondSwitcher } from './PondSwitcher';
 import { useCurrentPondRoute } from './use-pond-route';
 
-/** True when focus is in a field where "/" should type, not open search. */
-function isTypingTarget(target: EventTarget | null): boolean {
-  if (!(target instanceof HTMLElement)) return false;
-  const tag = target.tagName;
-  return tag === 'INPUT' || tag === 'TEXTAREA' || target.isContentEditable;
-}
-
 interface TopBarProps {
   sidebarCollapsed: boolean;
   onToggleSidebar: () => void;
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/keyboard.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/keyboard.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0795c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/keyboard.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/** Shared keyboard-shortcut helpers (issues #50, #125). */
+
+/** True when focus is in a field where plain keys should type, not act. */
+export function isTypingTarget(target: EventTarget | null): boolean {
+  if (!(target instanceof HTMLElement)) return false;
+  const tag = target.tagName;
+  return tag === 'INPUT' || tag === 'TEXTAREA' || target.isContentEditable;
+}
+
+/** True when the platform's primary chord modifier is held — Cmd on macOS,
+ * Ctrl everywhere else (#125: Stefan wants the native feel per OS). */
+export function hasPrimaryModifier(event: KeyboardEvent): boolean {
+  const isMac = navigator.platform.toLowerCase().includes('mac');
+  return isMac ? event.metaKey : event.ctrlKey;
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/PageEditorPage.tsx b/apps/web/src/pages/PageEditorPage.tsx
index 14098ed..56379bb 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/pages/PageEditorPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/pages/PageEditorPage.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import { WikilinkContext, makeWikilinkResolver } from '../editor/wikilink-contex
 import { usePageActionsSlot } from '../layout/page-actions';
 import { useForceSidebarHidden } from '../layout/sidebar-chrome';
 import { ApiError, apiGet, apiPatch, apiPost } from '../lib/api';
+import { hasPrimaryModifier, isTypingTarget } from '../lib/keyboard';
 import { PageActions } from './PageActions';
 import { recallPage, rememberPage } from '../offline/page-cache';
 import { PluginBlockContext } from '../editor/plugin-block-context';
@@ -340,6 +341,7 @@ export function PageEditorPage(): React.JSX.Element {
   );
   const [showPageTools, setShowPageTools] = useState(false);
   const actionsSlot = usePageActionsSlot();
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
 
   useForceSidebarHidden(mode === 'edit');
 
@@ -387,6 +389,58 @@ export function PageEditorPage(): React.JSX.Element {
     if (resolved) setTitle(resolved.title);
   }, [resolved?.id, resolved?.title]);
 
+  // Keyboard shortcuts (#125): plain "e" in reading mode enters edit mode;
+  // in edit mode the platform chord (Cmd on macOS, Ctrl elsewhere) + S
+  // snapshots an unnamed version in place, and +Shift+S asks for a name and
+  // returns to reading mode. Chords are seen even while typing in the
+  // editor (ProseMirror doesn't bind them); the plain "e" is guarded.
+  const pageId = resolved?.id;
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!pageId || !user) return undefined;
+
+    async function snapshot(label: string | null): Promise<boolean> {
+      try {
+        await apiPost(`/pages/${pageId}/versions`, label ? { label } : {});
+        await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['versions', pageId] });
+        return true;
+      } catch {
+        window.alert(t('history.saveFailed'));
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+
+    const onKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent): void => {
+      if (mode === 'view') {
+        if (
+          event.key === 'e' &&
+          !event.ctrlKey &&
+          !event.metaKey &&
+          !event.altKey &&
+          !isTypingTarget(event.target)
+        ) {
+          event.preventDefault();
+          setMode('edit');
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+      if (event.key.toLowerCase() !== 's' || !hasPrimaryModifier(event) || event.altKey) return;
+      // Always swallow the chord in edit mode — the browser's save dialog
+      // must never appear over the editor.
+      event.preventDefault();
+      if (event.shiftKey) {
+        const label = window.prompt(t('history.savePrompt'))?.trim();
+        if (!label) return;
+        void snapshot(label.slice(0, 100)).then((saved) => {
+          if (saved) setMode('view');
+        });
+      } else {
+        void snapshot(null);
+      }
+    };
+    window.addEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown);
+  }, [pageId, user, mode, queryClient, t]);
+
   // TopBar action data (issue #101): the comments badge and the plugin
   // page-tools visibility live next to the icons, not inside the editor.
   const comments = useComments(resolved?.id);
diff --git a/packages/shared/i18n/de/editor.json b/packages/shared/i18n/de/editor.json
index 4a42bcb..343bfd6 100644
--- a/packages/shared/i18n/de/editor.json
+++ b/packages/shared/i18n/de/editor.json
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
     "viewTitle": "Vorschau",
     "trigger": {
       "auto": "Automatischer Schnappschuss",
-      "manual": "Benannte Version",
+      "manual": "Manueller Schnappschuss",
       "pre_restore": "Vor einer Wiederherstellung"
     },
     "saveVersion": "Version speichern",
diff --git a/packages/shared/i18n/en/editor.json b/packages/shared/i18n/en/editor.json
index c3060c6..06b6c43 100644
--- a/packages/shared/i18n/en/editor.json
+++ b/packages/shared/i18n/en/editor.json
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
     "viewTitle": "Preview",
     "trigger": {
       "auto": "Automatic snapshot",
-      "manual": "Named version",
+      "manual": "Manual snapshot",
       "pre_restore": "Before a restore"
     },
     "saveVersion": "Save version",
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/pages.ts b/packages/shared/src/pages.ts
index 8915b3d..0cea91e 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/pages.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/pages.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ export interface PageListItemView extends PageView {
 export type PageVersionTrigger = 'auto' | 'manual' | 'pre_restore';
 
 export const createVersionInputSchema = z.object({
-  label: z.string().trim().min(1, 'validation.required').max(100, 'validation.tooLong'),
+  // Optional since #125: Ctrl/Cmd+S snapshots without asking for a name.
+  label: z.string().trim().min(1, 'validation.required').max(100, 'validation.tooLong').optional(),
 });
 export type CreateVersionInput = z.infer<typeof createVersionInputSchema>;