diff --git a/LehrerApp.TemplateDesigner.Tests/ProjectLifecycleTests.cs b/LehrerApp.TemplateDesigner.Tests/ProjectLifecycleTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bca9c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LehrerApp.TemplateDesigner.Tests/ProjectLifecycleTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+using LehrerApp.TemplateDesigner;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace LehrerApp.TemplateDesigner.Tests;
+
+public sealed class ProjectLifecycleTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void Reset_ErzeugtEinVollstaendigLeeresUnabhaengigesProjekt()
+    {
+        var viewModel = new DesignerViewModel();
+        viewModel.ImportAsset("logo.png", OnePixelPng);
+        viewModel.Placeholders.Add(new("Test", LehrerApp.Templating.PlaceholderType.Text, false, "Wert"));
+        viewModel.NewElementType = "IMG";
+        viewModel.NewContent = "logo.png";
+
+        viewModel.Reset();
+
+        Assert.Equal("neue-vorlage", viewModel.TemplateId);
+        Assert.Equal("PAGE 210 297 mm\n", viewModel.LayoutSource);
+        Assert.Empty(viewModel.Placeholders);
+        Assert.Empty(viewModel.Assets);
+        Assert.Empty(viewModel.AssetItems);
+        Assert.Equal("de-DE", viewModel.MetadataItems.Single(x => x.Name == "language").Value);
+        Assert.Equal("letter", viewModel.MetadataItems.Single(x => x.Name == "report-type").Value);
+        Assert.Null(viewModel.SelectedAsset);
+        Assert.Null(viewModel.PreviewImage);
+        Assert.Equal("TEXT", viewModel.NewElementType);
+        Assert.Equal("$Brieftext", viewModel.NewContent);
+        Assert.False(viewModel.CanExport);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void FreieMetadaten_WerdenInDasManifestUebernommen()
+    {
+        var viewModel = new DesignerViewModel();
+        viewModel.MetadataItems.Add(new("school-year", "2026/27"));
+
+        var manifest = viewModel.BuildManifest();
+
+        Assert.Equal("de-DE", manifest.Metadata["language"]);
+        Assert.Equal("2026/27", manifest.Metadata["school-year"]);
+    }
+
+    private static readonly byte[] OnePixelPng = Convert.FromBase64String(
+        "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNk+A8AAQUBAScY42YAAAAASUVORK5CYII=");
+}
diff --git a/LehrerApp.TemplateDesigner/DesignerViewModel.cs b/LehrerApp.TemplateDesigner/DesignerViewModel.cs
index 57edaa8..6ca04ca 100644
--- a/LehrerApp.TemplateDesigner/DesignerViewModel.cs
+++ b/LehrerApp.TemplateDesigner/DesignerViewModel.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public partial class DesignerViewModel : ObservableObject
     [ObservableProperty] private string _statusColor = "#475569";
     [ObservableProperty] private bool _canExport;
     [ObservableProperty] private DesignerPlaceholder? _selectedPlaceholder;
+    [ObservableProperty] private DesignerMetadata? _selectedMetadata;
     [ObservableProperty] private DesignerAsset? _selectedAsset;
     [ObservableProperty] private StarterTemplateItem? _selectedStarterTemplate;
     [ObservableProperty] private OverlayEditorMode _overlayMode = OverlayEditorMode.Measure;
@@ -50,6 +51,11 @@ public partial class DesignerViewModel : ObservableObject
         new("Brieftext", PlaceholderType.Multiline, true, "hiermit informieren wir Sie über einen wichtigen Termin.\n\nMit freundlichen Grüßen"),
         new("LehrerName", PlaceholderType.Text, true, "M. Mustermann"),
     ];
+    public ObservableCollection<DesignerMetadata> MetadataItems { get; } =
+    [
+        new(TemplateMetadataKeys.Language, "de-DE"),
+        new(TemplateMetadataKeys.ReportType, "letter"),
+    ];
     public Dictionary<string, byte[]> Assets { get; } = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
     public ObservableCollection<DesignerAsset> AssetItems { get; } = [];
     public ObservableCollection<StarterTemplateItem> StarterTemplates { get; } = [];
@@ -58,8 +64,16 @@ public partial class DesignerViewModel : ObservableObject
     {
         TemplateId = "neue-vorlage"; TemplateName = "Neue Vorlage"; Description = "";
         PageWidth = 210; PageHeight = 297; Unit = "mm"; LayoutSource = "PAGE 210 297 mm\n";
-        Placeholders.Clear(); Assets.Clear(); AssetItems.Clear(); SelectedAsset = null;
-        PreviewImage = null; CanExport = false;
+        Placeholders.Clear(); SelectedPlaceholder = null;
+        MetadataItems.Clear(); MetadataItems.Add(new(TemplateMetadataKeys.Language, "de-DE"));
+        MetadataItems.Add(new(TemplateMetadataKeys.ReportType, "letter"));
+        SelectedMetadata = null;
+        Assets.Clear(); AssetItems.Clear(); SelectedAsset = null;
+        NewElementType = "TEXT"; NewX = "20"; NewY = "50"; NewWidth = "170"; NewHeight = "30";
+        NewImageScale = "100"; NewContent = "$Brieftext"; NewAttributes = "size=11";
+        PreviewImage?.Dispose(); PreviewImage = null; CanExport = false;
+        OverlayMode = OverlayEditorMode.Measure; OverlayCoordinates = "x=– · y=–";
+        SelectedOverlayElement = "Kein Element ausgewählt";
         SetStatus("Neues Projekt angelegt.", false);
     }
 
@@ -68,6 +82,7 @@ public partial class DesignerViewModel : ObservableObject
         SchemaVersion = TemplateLoader.CurrentSchemaVersion,
         Id = TemplateId.Trim(), Name = TemplateName.Trim(), Description = Description.Trim(),
         PageSize = new((float)PageWidth, (float)PageHeight, Unit), LayoutFile = "layout.tpl",
+        Metadata = BuildMetadata(),
         Placeholders = Placeholders.Select(x => new PlaceholderDefinition(x.Name.Trim(), x.Type, x.Required)).ToList(),
     };
 
@@ -96,6 +111,10 @@ public partial class DesignerViewModel : ObservableObject
         TemplateId = template.Manifest.Id; TemplateName = template.Manifest.Name; Description = template.Manifest.Description;
         PageWidth = (decimal)template.Manifest.PageSize.Width; PageHeight = (decimal)template.Manifest.PageSize.Height;
         Unit = template.Manifest.PageSize.Unit; LayoutSource = layoutSource;
+        MetadataItems.Clear();
+        foreach (var item in template.Manifest.Metadata.OrderBy(x => x.Key, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            MetadataItems.Add(new(item.Key, item.Value));
+        SelectedMetadata = null;
         Placeholders.Clear();
         foreach (var placeholder in template.Manifest.Placeholders)
             Placeholders.Add(new(placeholder.Name, placeholder.Type, placeholder.Required, DesignerPlaceholder.SampleFor(placeholder.Type)));
@@ -131,6 +150,19 @@ public partial class DesignerViewModel : ObservableObject
             ?? StarterTemplates.FirstOrDefault();
     }
 
+    private Dictionary<string, string> BuildMetadata()
+    {
+        var result = new Dictionary<string, string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        foreach (var item in MetadataItems)
+        {
+            var key = item.Name.Trim(); var value = item.Value.Trim();
+            if (!result.TryAdd(key, value))
+                throw new InvalidDataException($"Metadatenschlüssel „{key}“ ist mehrfach vorhanden.");
+        }
+        TemplateMetadataText.Serialize(result);
+        return result;
+    }
+
     private static ITemplateDataProvider BuildSampleDataProvider(TemplateManifest manifest) =>
         new DesignerDataProvider(manifest.Placeholders.ToDictionary(x => x.Name,
             x => new DesignerPlaceholder(x.Name, x.Type, x.Required, DesignerPlaceholder.SampleFor(x.Type)).ToValue(),
@@ -337,6 +369,12 @@ public partial class DesignerViewModel : ObservableObject
         """;
 }
 
+public partial class DesignerMetadata(string name, string value) : ObservableObject
+{
+    [ObservableProperty] private string _name = name;
+    [ObservableProperty] private string _value = value;
+}
+
 public partial class DesignerAsset(string name, int pixelWidth, int pixelHeight, long byteCount) : ObservableObject
 {
     [ObservableProperty] private int _usageCount;
diff --git a/LehrerApp.TemplateDesigner/MainWindow.axaml b/LehrerApp.TemplateDesigner/MainWindow.axaml
index d899b25..79abea1 100644
--- a/LehrerApp.TemplateDesigner/MainWindow.axaml
+++ b/LehrerApp.TemplateDesigner/MainWindow.axaml
@@ -2,17 +2,46 @@
         xmlns:local="clr-namespace:LehrerApp.TemplateDesigner"
         x:Class="LehrerApp.TemplateDesigner.MainWindow" x:DataType="local:DesignerViewModel" Title="LehrerApp Vorlagen-Designer"
         Width="1320" Height="860" MinWidth="1050" MinHeight="700" WindowStartupLocation="CenterScreen">
-  <Grid RowDefinitions="Auto,*">
-    <Border Padding="18,12" Background="#172554">
-      <Grid ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto,8,Auto,8,Auto">
+  <Grid RowDefinitions="Auto,Auto,*">
+    <Menu>
+      <MenuItem Header="_Datei">
+        <MenuItem Header="Neu (leeres Projekt)" InputGesture="Ctrl+N" Click="OnNew"/>
+        <MenuItem Header="Öffnen …" InputGesture="Ctrl+O" Click="OnOpenPackage"/>
+        <Separator/>
+        <MenuItem Header="Speichern" InputGesture="Ctrl+S" Click="OnSave"/>
+        <MenuItem Header="Speichern unter …" InputGesture="Ctrl+Shift+S" Click="OnSaveAs"/>
+        <Separator/>
+        <MenuItem Header="Ausgangsvorlage importieren …" Click="OnImportStarterTemplate"/>
+        <Separator/>
+        <MenuItem Header="Beenden" Click="OnExit"/>
+      </MenuItem>
+      <MenuItem Header="_Vorlage">
+        <MenuItem Header="Prüfen und Vorschau" InputGesture="F5" Click="OnPreview"/>
+        <MenuItem Header="Aktuelles Projekt als Ausgangsvorlage speichern" Click="OnSaveStarterTemplate"/>
+        <Separator/>
+        <MenuItem Header="Ausgewählte Ausgangsvorlage bearbeiten" Click="OnEditStarterTemplate"/>
+        <MenuItem Header="Ausgewählte Ausgangsvorlage als neues Projekt" Click="OnUseStarterTemplate"/>
+        <MenuItem Header="Ausgewählte Ausgangsvorlage duplizieren" Click="OnDuplicateStarterTemplate"/>
+        <MenuItem Header="Ausgewählte Ausgangsvorlage exportieren …" Click="OnExportStarterTemplate"/>
+      </MenuItem>
+      <MenuItem Header="_Einfügen">
+        <MenuItem Header="Bild-Asset …" Click="OnImportAsset"/>
+        <Separator/>
+        <MenuItem Header="PNG/JPEG als Hintergrund …" Click="OnImportBackground"/>
+        <MenuItem Header="PDF als Hintergrund …" Click="OnImportPdfBackground"/>
+      </MenuItem>
+    </Menu>
+    <Border Grid.Row="1" Padding="18,12" Background="#172554">
+      <Grid ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto">
         <StackPanel><TextBlock Text="Vorlagen-Designer" Foreground="White" FontWeight="Bold" FontSize="20"/>
           <TextBlock Text="Portable PDF-Briefpakete · Schema 1" Foreground="#BFDBFE" FontSize="12"/></StackPanel>
-        <Button Grid.Column="1" Content="Neues Projekt" Click="OnNew"/>
-        <Button Grid.Column="3" Content="Paket öffnen …" Click="OnOpenPackage"/>
-        <Button Grid.Column="5" Content="Exportieren …" Click="OnExport" IsEnabled="{Binding CanExport}"/>
+        <StackPanel Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Right">
+          <TextBlock x:Name="DocumentNameText" Foreground="White" FontWeight="SemiBold" HorizontalAlignment="Right"/>
+          <TextBlock x:Name="DocumentPathText" Foreground="#BFDBFE" FontSize="11" HorizontalAlignment="Right"/>
+        </StackPanel>
       </Grid>
     </Border>
-    <Grid Grid.Row="1" ColumnDefinitions="460,*,390">
+    <Grid Grid.Row="2" ColumnDefinitions="460,*,390">
       <ScrollViewer Grid.Column="0" Padding="18">
         <StackPanel Spacing="14">
           <Grid ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto"><TextBlock Text="Meine Ausgangsvorlagen" Classes="section"/>
@@ -47,6 +76,21 @@
             <StackPanel Grid.Column="4"><TextBlock Text="Einheit" Classes="label"/><ComboBox ItemsSource="{Binding Units}" SelectedItem="{Binding Unit}"/></StackPanel>
           </Grid>
 
+          <Grid ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto"><TextBlock Text="Freie Metadaten" Classes="section"/>
+            <Button Grid.Column="1" Content="＋" Click="OnAddMetadata"/></Grid>
+          <DataGrid ItemsSource="{Binding MetadataItems}" SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedMetadata}"
+                    AutoGenerateColumns="False" Height="125" CanUserResizeColumns="True">
+            <DataGrid.Columns>
+              <DataGridTextColumn Header="Name" Binding="{Binding Name}" Width="*"/>
+              <DataGridTextColumn Header="Wert" Binding="{Binding Value}" Width="1.4*"/>
+            </DataGrid.Columns>
+          </DataGrid>
+          <Grid ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*">
+            <Button Content="Markierten Eintrag entfernen" Click="OnRemoveMetadata"/>
+            <TextBlock Grid.Column="1" Margin="10,0,0,0" Text="z. B. language=de-DE · report-type=letter"
+                       FontSize="11" Opacity="0.6" VerticalAlignment="Center" TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
+          </Grid>
+
           <Grid ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto"><TextBlock Text="Platzhalter &amp; Beispieldaten" Classes="section"/>
             <Button Grid.Column="1" Content="＋" Click="OnAddPlaceholder"/></Grid>
           <DataGrid x:Name="PlaceholderGrid" ItemsSource="{Binding Placeholders}" SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedPlaceholder}"
diff --git a/LehrerApp.TemplateDesigner/MainWindow.axaml.cs b/LehrerApp.TemplateDesigner/MainWindow.axaml.cs
index d77e458..3773d7e 100644
--- a/LehrerApp.TemplateDesigner/MainWindow.axaml.cs
+++ b/LehrerApp.TemplateDesigner/MainWindow.axaml.cs
@@ -13,15 +13,32 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
 {
     private readonly DesignerViewModel _viewModel = new();
     private readonly StarterTemplateLibrary _starterTemplates = new();
+    private string? _currentPackagePath;
+
     public MainWindow()
     {
         InitializeComponent(); DataContext = _viewModel;
         RefreshStarterTemplates();
+        UpdateDocumentTitle();
     }
 
-    private void OnNew(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e) => _viewModel.Reset();
+    private void OnNew(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        _viewModel.Reset(); _currentPackagePath = null; UpdateDocumentTitle();
+    }
+    private void OnExit(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e) => Close();
     private void OnAddPlaceholder(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e) =>
         _viewModel.Placeholders.Add(new($"Feld{_viewModel.Placeholders.Count + 1}", PlaceholderType.Text, false, "Beispiel"));
+    private void OnAddMetadata(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        var item = new DesignerMetadata($"custom-{_viewModel.MetadataItems.Count + 1}", "");
+        _viewModel.MetadataItems.Add(item); _viewModel.SelectedMetadata = item; _viewModel.CanExport = false;
+    }
+    private void OnRemoveMetadata(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        if (_viewModel.SelectedMetadata is not { } selected) return;
+        _viewModel.MetadataItems.Remove(selected); _viewModel.SelectedMetadata = null; _viewModel.CanExport = false;
+    }
     private void OnRemovePlaceholder(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
     {
         if (this.FindControl<DataGrid>("PlaceholderGrid")?.SelectedItem is DesignerPlaceholder selected)
@@ -104,7 +121,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         try
         {
             var (template, layout) = _starterTemplates.Load(selected);
-            _viewModel.Load(template, layout); OnPreview(sender, e);
+            _viewModel.Load(template, layout); _currentPackagePath = null; UpdateDocumentTitle(); OnPreview(sender, e);
         }
         catch (Exception ex) { _viewModel.SetStatus($"Öffnen fehlgeschlagen: {ex.Message}", true); }
     }
@@ -117,7 +134,8 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         {
             var (template, layout) = _starterTemplates.Load(selected);
             var projectId = _starterTemplates.CreateUniqueId(template.Manifest.Id + "-neu");
-            _viewModel.LoadAsNewProject(template, layout, projectId); OnPreview(sender, e);
+            _viewModel.LoadAsNewProject(template, layout, projectId);
+            _currentPackagePath = null; UpdateDocumentTitle(); OnPreview(sender, e);
         }
         catch (Exception ex) { _viewModel.SetStatus($"Klonen fehlgeschlagen: {ex.Message}", true); }
     }
@@ -198,25 +216,47 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         {
             var path = files[0].Path.LocalPath; var loaded = new TemplateLoader().LoadFromPackage(path);
             using var archive = ZipFile.OpenRead(path); using var reader = new StreamReader(archive.GetEntry(loaded.Manifest.LayoutFile)!.Open());
-            _viewModel.Load(loaded, reader.ReadToEnd()); OnPreview(sender, e);
+            _viewModel.Load(loaded, reader.ReadToEnd()); _currentPackagePath = Path.GetFullPath(path);
+            UpdateDocumentTitle(); OnPreview(sender, e);
         }
-        catch (Exception ex) { _viewModel.SetStatus($"Import fehlgeschlagen: {ex.Message}", true); }
+        catch (Exception ex) { _viewModel.SetStatus($"Öffnen fehlgeschlagen: {ex.Message}", true); }
     }
 
-    private async void OnExport(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+    private async void OnSave(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        if (_currentPackagePath is null) { await SaveAsAsync(); return; }
+        SaveTo(_currentPackagePath);
+    }
+
+    private async void OnSaveAs(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e) => await SaveAsAsync();
+
+    private async Task SaveAsAsync()
     {
         try { _viewModel.BuildLoaded(); }
         catch (Exception ex) { _viewModel.SetStatus(ex.Message, true); return; }
         var file = await StorageProvider.SaveFilePickerAsync(new()
-        { Title = "Vorlagenpaket exportieren", SuggestedFileName = _viewModel.TemplateId + TemplatePackage.Extension,
+        { Title = "Vorlagenpaket speichern unter", SuggestedFileName = _viewModel.TemplateId + TemplatePackage.Extension,
           DefaultExtension = TemplatePackage.Extension[1..], FileTypeChoices = [PackageType()] });
         if (file is null) return;
+        var destination = EnsurePackageExtension(file.Path.LocalPath);
+        if (SaveTo(destination))
+        {
+            _currentPackagePath = Path.GetFullPath(destination);
+            UpdateDocumentTitle();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private bool SaveTo(string path)
+    {
         try
         {
-            TemplatePackage.Create(file.Path.LocalPath, _viewModel.BuildManifest(), _viewModel.LayoutSource, _viewModel.Assets);
-            _viewModel.SetStatus($"Paket exportiert: {file.Name}", false);
+            _viewModel.BuildLoaded();
+            TemplatePackage.Create(path, _viewModel.BuildManifest(), _viewModel.LayoutSource, _viewModel.Assets);
+            _viewModel.CanExport = true;
+            _viewModel.SetStatus($"Gespeichert: {Path.GetFileName(path)}", false);
+            return true;
         }
-        catch (Exception ex) { _viewModel.SetStatus($"Export fehlgeschlagen: {ex.Message}", true); }
+        catch (Exception ex) { _viewModel.SetStatus($"Speichern fehlgeschlagen: {ex.Message}", true); return false; }
     }
 
     private async void OnImportBackground(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
@@ -251,6 +291,17 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
 
     private static FilePickerFileType ImageType() => new("PNG/JPEG-Bilder") { Patterns = ["*.png", "*.jpg", "*.jpeg"] };
     private static FilePickerFileType PackageType() => new("LehrerApp-Vorlagen") { Patterns = ["*.lavorlage"] };
+    private static string EnsurePackageExtension(string path) =>
+        string.Equals(Path.GetExtension(path), TemplatePackage.Extension, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            ? path : path + TemplatePackage.Extension;
     private void RefreshStarterTemplates(string? selectedId = null) =>
         _viewModel.SetStarterTemplates(_starterTemplates.GetAll(), selectedId);
+
+    private void UpdateDocumentTitle()
+    {
+        var fileName = _currentPackagePath is null ? "Unbenannt" : Path.GetFileName(_currentPackagePath);
+        Title = $"{fileName} – LehrerApp Vorlagen-Designer";
+        DocumentNameText.Text = fileName;
+        DocumentPathText.Text = _currentPackagePath ?? "Noch nicht gespeichert";
+    }
 }
diff --git a/LehrerApp.TemplateDesigner/StarterTemplateLibrary.cs b/LehrerApp.TemplateDesigner/StarterTemplateLibrary.cs
index 19ac0ea..437c2a7 100644
--- a/LehrerApp.TemplateDesigner/StarterTemplateLibrary.cs
+++ b/LehrerApp.TemplateDesigner/StarterTemplateLibrary.cs
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ public sealed class StarterTemplateLibrary
         Description = source.Description,
         PageSize = new(source.PageSize.Width, source.PageSize.Height, source.PageSize.Unit),
         LayoutFile = source.LayoutFile,
+        MetadataFile = source.MetadataFile,
+        Metadata = new(source.Metadata, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase),
         Placeholders = source.Placeholders.Select(x => new PlaceholderDefinition(x.Name, x.Type, x.Required)).ToList(),
     };
 
diff --git a/LehrerApp.Templating.Tests/TemplateMetadataTests.cs b/LehrerApp.Templating.Tests/TemplateMetadataTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4b4548
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LehrerApp.Templating.Tests/TemplateMetadataTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+using System.IO.Compression;
+using LehrerApp.Templating;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace LehrerApp.Templating.Tests;
+
+public sealed class TemplateMetadataTests : IDisposable
+{
+    private readonly string _directory = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"template-metadata-{Guid.NewGuid():N}");
+
+    public TemplateMetadataTests() => Directory.CreateDirectory(_directory);
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Paket_SchreibtLesbareMetadatendateiUndLaedtWerteInsManifest()
+    {
+        var path = Path.Combine(_directory, "metadata.lavorlage");
+        var manifest = new TemplateManifest
+        {
+            Id = "metadata", Name = "Metadaten",
+            Metadata = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            {
+                ["language"] = "de-DE",
+                ["report-type"] = "parent-letter",
+                ["filter"] = "class=7a",
+            },
+        };
+
+        TemplatePackage.Create(path, manifest, "PAGE 210 297 mm", new Dictionary<string, byte[]>());
+
+        using (var archive = ZipFile.OpenRead(path))
+        using (var reader = new StreamReader(archive.GetEntry("metadata.txt")!.Open()))
+        {
+            var text = reader.ReadToEnd();
+            Assert.Contains("language=de-DE", text);
+            Assert.Contains("report-type=parent-letter", text);
+        }
+        var loaded = new TemplateLoader().LoadFromPackage(path);
+        Assert.Equal("de-DE", loaded.Manifest.Metadata["language"]);
+        Assert.Equal("parent-letter", loaded.Manifest.Metadata["REPORT-TYPE"]);
+        Assert.Equal("class=7a", loaded.Manifest.Metadata["filter"]);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("metadata.txt", loaded.Assets.Keys);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Textformat_IgnoriertKommentareUndLehntDoppelteSchluesselAb()
+    {
+        var parsed = TemplateMetadataText.Parse("# Kommentar\nlanguage = de-DE\nreport-type=letter\n");
+        Assert.Equal("de-DE", parsed["language"]);
+
+        var exception = Assert.Throws<InvalidDataException>(() =>
+            TemplateMetadataText.Parse("language=de-DE\nLANGUAGE=en-US"));
+        Assert.Contains("mehrfach", exception.Message);
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        if (Directory.Exists(_directory)) Directory.Delete(_directory, true);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/LehrerApp.Templating/Model.cs b/LehrerApp.Templating/Model.cs
index 0c6b138..c53d00f 100644
--- a/LehrerApp.Templating/Model.cs
+++ b/LehrerApp.Templating/Model.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
 namespace LehrerApp.Templating;
 
 public enum PlaceholderType { Text, Multiline, Date, Number, Image, Table, Chart }
@@ -31,6 +33,9 @@ public sealed class TemplateManifest
     public string Description { get; set; } = "";
     public PageSizeDefinition PageSize { get; set; } = new(210, 297);
     public string LayoutFile { get; set; } = "layout.tpl";
+    public string MetadataFile { get; set; } = TemplateMetadataText.FileName;
+    [JsonIgnore]
+    public Dictionary<string, string> Metadata { get; set; } = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
     public List<PlaceholderDefinition> Placeholders { get; set; } = [];
 }
 
diff --git a/LehrerApp.Templating/README.md b/LehrerApp.Templating/README.md
index 38e3a9e..749dc0a 100644
--- a/LehrerApp.Templating/README.md
+++ b/LehrerApp.Templating/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 # LehrerApp Templating
 
+## Freie Paketmetadaten
+
+Jedes neu gespeicherte `.lavorlage`-Paket enthält eine lesbare `metadata.txt`. Pro Zeile steht ein
+frei wählbares Schlüssel-Wert-Paar; leere Zeilen und mit `#` beginnende Kommentare werden beim
+Einlesen ignoriert:
+
+```text
+language=de-DE
+report-type=parent-letter
+school-year=2026/27
+```
+
+Werte dürfen ein weiteres `=` enthalten. Schlüssel sind ohne Beachtung der Groß-/Kleinschreibung
+eindeutig und Werte bleiben einzeilig. Der Loader stellt sie der Anwendung direkt über
+`loadedTemplate.Manifest.Metadata` zur Verfügung. Bestehende Pakete ohne `metadata.txt` werden
+weiterhin mit einer leeren Metadatensammlung geladen. Die empfohlenen Standardschlüssel stehen
+zusätzlich als `TemplateMetadataKeys.Language` und `TemplateMetadataKeys.ReportType` bereit.
+
 ## Bildskalierung
 
 `IMG` unterstützt neben dem festen Begrenzungsrahmen eine optionale prozentuale Skalierung:
diff --git a/LehrerApp.Templating/TemplateLoader.cs b/LehrerApp.Templating/TemplateLoader.cs
index 8edc43f..700a816 100644
--- a/LehrerApp.Templating/TemplateLoader.cs
+++ b/LehrerApp.Templating/TemplateLoader.cs
@@ -57,11 +57,26 @@ public sealed class TemplateLoader(TemplateLimits? limits = null,
             if (manifest.SchemaVersion != CurrentSchemaVersion)
                 throw Error($"schemaVersion {manifest.SchemaVersion} wird nicht unterstützt.");
             if (!IsSafeRelativePath(manifest.LayoutFile)) throw Error("layoutFile enthält einen unsicheren Pfad.");
+            if (!IsSafeRelativePath(manifest.MetadataFile)) throw Error("metadataFile enthält einen unsicheren Pfad.");
+            if (Normalize(manifest.MetadataFile).Equals(Normalize(manifest.LayoutFile), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                throw Error("metadataFile und layoutFile dürfen nicht identisch sein.");
             if (!entries.TryGetValue(Normalize(manifest.LayoutFile), out var layoutEntry))
                 throw Error($"Layoutdatei „{manifest.LayoutFile}“ fehlt.");
 
             string layoutSource;
             using (var reader = new StreamReader(layoutEntry.Open())) layoutSource = reader.ReadToEnd();
+            var metadataPath = Normalize(manifest.MetadataFile);
+            manifest.Metadata = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+            if (entries.TryGetValue(metadataPath, out var metadataEntry))
+            {
+                if (metadataEntry.Length > 1024 * 1024) throw Error("metadata.txt überschreitet das Größenlimit.");
+                try
+                {
+                    using var reader = new StreamReader(metadataEntry.Open());
+                    manifest.Metadata = TemplateMetadataText.Parse(reader.ReadToEnd());
+                }
+                catch (InvalidDataException ex) { throw Error($"{manifest.MetadataFile} ist ungültig: {ex.Message}"); }
+            }
             var layout = new LayoutParser().Parse(layoutSource);
             var referencedAssets = layout.Elements.Select(AssetPath).Where(x => x is not null).Cast<string>()
                 .Select(Normalize).Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase).ToList();
@@ -76,7 +91,8 @@ public sealed class TemplateLoader(TemplateLimits? limits = null,
             var layoutPath = Normalize(manifest.LayoutFile);
             foreach (var (path, asset) in entries.Where(x =>
                          !x.Key.Equals("manifest.json", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                         && !x.Key.Equals(layoutPath, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
+                         && !x.Key.Equals(layoutPath, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                         && !x.Key.Equals(metadataPath, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
             {
                 if (asset.Length > _limits.MaxAssetBytes)
                 { issues.Add(new(ValidationSeverity.Error, $"Bild „{path}“ überschreitet das Größenlimit.")); continue; }
diff --git a/LehrerApp.Templating/TemplateMetadataText.cs b/LehrerApp.Templating/TemplateMetadataText.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da9012e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LehrerApp.Templating/TemplateMetadataText.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+namespace LehrerApp.Templating;
+
+public static class TemplateMetadataKeys
+{
+    public const string Language = "language";
+    public const string ReportType = "report-type";
+}
+
+public static class TemplateMetadataText
+{
+    public const string FileName = "metadata.txt";
+
+    public static Dictionary<string, string> Parse(string source)
+    {
+        var result = new Dictionary<string, string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        var lines = source.Replace("\r\n", "\n", StringComparison.Ordinal).Replace('\r', '\n').Split('\n');
+        for (var index = 0; index < lines.Length; index++)
+        {
+            var line = lines[index].Trim();
+            if (line.Length == 0 || line.StartsWith('#')) continue;
+            var separator = line.IndexOf('=');
+            if (separator < 1)
+                throw new InvalidDataException($"Metadatenzeile {index + 1} muss Schlüssel=Wert enthalten.");
+            var key = line[..separator].Trim();
+            var value = line[(separator + 1)..].Trim();
+            Validate(key, value);
+            if (!result.TryAdd(key, value))
+                throw new InvalidDataException($"Metadatenschlüssel „{key}“ ist mehrfach vorhanden.");
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    public static string Serialize(IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> metadata)
+    {
+        if (metadata.Count == 0) return "";
+        var lines = new List<string>(metadata.Count);
+        foreach (var (key, value) in metadata.OrderBy(x => x.Key, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            Validate(key, value);
+            lines.Add($"{key.Trim()}={value.Trim()}");
+        }
+        return string.Join('\n', lines) + "\n";
+    }
+
+    private static void Validate(string key, string value)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(key)) throw new InvalidDataException("Ein Metadatenschlüssel darf nicht leer sein.");
+        if (key.Contains('=') || key.Contains('\n') || key.Contains('\r'))
+            throw new InvalidDataException($"Metadatenschlüssel „{key}“ enthält ein unzulässiges Zeichen.");
+        if (value.Contains('\n') || value.Contains('\r'))
+            throw new InvalidDataException($"Metadatenwert für „{key}“ darf nur eine Zeile umfassen.");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/LehrerApp.Templating/TemplatePackage.cs b/LehrerApp.Templating/TemplatePackage.cs
index c256330..e9d9a63 100644
--- a/LehrerApp.Templating/TemplatePackage.cs
+++ b/LehrerApp.Templating/TemplatePackage.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ public static class TemplatePackage
     public static void Create(string outputPath, TemplateManifest manifest, string layoutSource,
         IReadOnlyDictionary<string, byte[]> assets)
     {
+        if (!TemplateLoader.IsSafeRelativePath(manifest.MetadataFile))
+            throw new InvalidDataException("metadataFile enthält einen unsicheren Pfad.");
+        if (TemplateLoader.Normalize(manifest.MetadataFile).Equals(
+                TemplateLoader.Normalize(manifest.LayoutFile), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            throw new InvalidDataException("metadataFile und layoutFile dürfen nicht identisch sein.");
+        var reservedPaths = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+        { "manifest.json", TemplateLoader.Normalize(manifest.LayoutFile), TemplateLoader.Normalize(manifest.MetadataFile) };
         if (!string.Equals(Path.GetExtension(outputPath), Extension, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             outputPath += Extension;
         var directory = Path.GetDirectoryName(outputPath);
@@ -21,10 +28,13 @@ public static class TemplatePackage
             {
                 WriteText(archive, "manifest.json", JsonSerializer.Serialize(manifest, TemplateLoader.JsonOptions));
                 WriteText(archive, manifest.LayoutFile, layoutSource);
+                WriteText(archive, manifest.MetadataFile, TemplateMetadataText.Serialize(manifest.Metadata));
                 foreach (var asset in assets)
                 {
                     if (!TemplateLoader.IsSafeRelativePath(asset.Key))
                         throw new InvalidDataException($"Unsicherer Assetpfad „{asset.Key}“.");
+                    if (reservedPaths.Contains(TemplateLoader.Normalize(asset.Key)))
+                        throw new InvalidDataException($"Assetpfad „{asset.Key}“ ist für Paketdaten reserviert.");
                     var entry = archive.CreateEntry(TemplateLoader.Normalize(asset.Key), CompressionLevel.Optimal);
                     using var stream = entry.Open(); stream.Write(asset.Value);
                 }