diff --git a/packages/shared-stores/package.json b/packages/shared-stores/package.json
index ad739d516..bb56dadce 100644
--- a/packages/shared-stores/package.json
+++ b/packages/shared-stores/package.json
@@ -9,11 +9,16 @@
 		".": "./src/index.ts"
 	},
 	"scripts": {
-		"type-check": "echo 'Skipping: shared-stores uses Svelte 5 runes, type-checked at build time'"
+		"type-check": "echo 'Skipping: shared-stores uses Svelte 5 runes, type-checked at build time'",
+		"test": "vitest run",
+		"test:watch": "vitest"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
+		"@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte": "^7.0.0",
+		"jsdom": "^29.0.1",
 		"svelte": "^5.0.0",
-		"typescript": "^5.0.0"
+		"typescript": "^5.0.0",
+		"vitest": "^4.1.2"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@manacore/local-store": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/packages/shared-stores/src/index.ts b/packages/shared-stores/src/index.ts
index e15329e25..1ccd605cf 100644
--- a/packages/shared-stores/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/shared-stores/src/index.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ export {
 	type AppSettingsStore,
 	type AppSettingsStoreOptions,
 } from './settings.svelte';
+export {
+	createViewStore,
+	type ViewStore,
+	type ViewStoreConfig,
+	type SortOption,
+	type SavedFilter,
+} from './view.svelte';
 export {
 	createSimpleNavigationStores,
 	type SimpleNavigationStores,
diff --git a/packages/shared-stores/src/test/mock-environment.ts b/packages/shared-stores/src/test/mock-environment.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4f46243d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared-stores/src/test/mock-environment.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/** Mock for $app/environment — always acts as browser in tests */
+export const browser = true;
+export const building = false;
+export const dev = true;
+export const version = 'test';
diff --git a/packages/shared-stores/src/view.svelte.test.ts b/packages/shared-stores/src/view.svelte.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ea22e17e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared-stores/src/view.svelte.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,335 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+// Must dynamically import to get fresh $state per test
+async function freshStore() {
+	vi.resetModules();
+	const mod = await import('./view.svelte');
+	return mod.createViewStore;
+}
+
+type TestViewMode = 'list' | 'grid' | 'table';
+
+interface TestFilters {
+	search?: string;
+	tagIds?: string[];
+	status?: string[];
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+	localStorage.clear();
+});
+
+describe('createViewStore', () => {
+	describe('defaults', () => {
+		it('initializes with default view mode', async () => {
+			const createViewStore = await freshStore();
+			const store = createViewStore<TestViewMode, TestFilters>({
+				storagePrefix: 'test',
+				defaultViewMode: 'list',
+				defaultSort: { field: 'name', direction: 'asc' },
+			});
+			expect(store.viewMode).toBe('list');
+		});
+
+		it('initializes with default sort', async () => {
+			const createViewStore = await freshStore();
+			const store = createViewStore<TestViewMode, TestFilters>({
+				storagePrefix: 'test',
+				defaultViewMode: 'list',
+				defaultSort: { field: 'name', direction: 'asc' },
+			});
+			expect(store.sort).toEqual({ field: 'name', direction: 'asc' });
+		});
+
+		it('starts with empty filters', async () => {
+			const createViewStore = await freshStore();
+			const store = createViewStore<TestViewMode, TestFilters>({
+				storagePrefix: 'test',
+				defaultViewMode: 'list',
+				defaultSort: { field: 'name', direction: 'asc' },
+			});
+			expect(store.activeFilters).toEqual({});
+		});
+
+		it('starts with empty saved filters', async () => {
+			const createViewStore = await freshStore();
+			const store = createViewStore<TestViewMode, TestFilters>({
+				storagePrefix: 'test',
+				defaultViewMode: 'list',
+				defaultSort: { field: 'name', direction: 'asc' },
+			});
+			expect(store.savedFilters).toEqual([]);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe('viewMode', () => {
+		it('updates view mode', async () => {
+			const createViewStore = await freshStore();
+			const store = createViewStore<TestViewMode, TestFilters>({
+				storagePrefix: 'test',
+				defaultViewMode: 'list',
+				defaultSort: { field: 'name', direction: 'asc' },
+			});
+			store.setViewMode('grid');
+			expect(store.viewMode).toBe('grid');
+		});
+
+		it('persists view mode to localStorage', async () => {
+			const createViewStore = await freshStore();
+			const store = createViewStore<TestViewMode, TestFilters>({
+				storagePrefix: 'test',
+				defaultViewMode: 'list',
+				defaultSort: { field: 'name', direction: 'asc' },
+			});
+			store.setViewMode('table');
+			expect(JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('test_view_mode')!)).toBe('table');
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe('sort', () => {
+		it('updates sort', async () => {
+			const createViewStore = await freshStore();
+			const store = createViewStore<TestViewMode, TestFilters>({
+				storagePrefix: 'test',
+				defaultViewMode: 'list',
+				defaultSort: { field: 'name', direction: 'asc' },
+			});
+			store.setSort({ field: 'date', direction: 'desc' });
+			expect(store.sort).toEqual({ field: 'date', direction: 'desc' });
+		});
+
+		it('persists sort to localStorage', async () => {
+			const createViewStore = await freshStore();
+			const store = createViewStore<TestViewMode, TestFilters>({
+				storagePrefix: 'test',
+				defaultViewMode: 'list',
+				defaultSort: { field: 'name', direction: 'asc' },
+			});
+			store.setSort({ field: 'date', direction: 'desc' });
+			expect(JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('test_sort')!)).toEqual({
+				field: 'date',
+				direction: 'desc',
+			});
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe('filters', () => {
+		it('sets filters', async () => {
+			const createViewStore = await freshStore();
+			const store = createViewStore<TestViewMode, TestFilters>({
+				storagePrefix: 'test',
+				defaultViewMode: 'list',
+				defaultSort: { field: 'name', direction: 'asc' },
+			});
+			store.setFilters({ search: 'hello', tagIds: ['t1'] });
+			expect(store.activeFilters).toEqual({ search: 'hello', tagIds: ['t1'] });
+		});
+
+		it('updates a single filter key', async () => {
+			const createViewStore = await freshStore();
+			const store = createViewStore<TestViewMode, TestFilters>({
+				storagePrefix: 'test',
+				defaultViewMode: 'list',
+				defaultSort: { field: 'name', direction: 'asc' },
+			});
+			store.setFilters({ search: 'hello' });
+			store.updateFilter('tagIds', ['t1', 't2']);
+			expect(store.activeFilters).toEqual({ search: 'hello', tagIds: ['t1', 't2'] });
+		});
+
+		it('clears all filters', async () => {
+			const createViewStore = await freshStore();
+			const store = createViewStore<TestViewMode, TestFilters>({
+				storagePrefix: 'test',
+				defaultViewMode: 'list',
+				defaultSort: { field: 'name', direction: 'asc' },
+			});
+			store.setFilters({ search: 'hello', tagIds: ['t1'] });
+			store.clearFilters();
+			expect(store.activeFilters).toEqual({});
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe('hasActiveFilters', () => {
+		it('returns false when no filters are set', async () => {
+			const createViewStore = await freshStore();
+			const store = createViewStore<TestViewMode, TestFilters>({
+				storagePrefix: 'test',
+				defaultViewMode: 'list',
+				defaultSort: { field: 'name', direction: 'asc' },
+			});
+			expect(store.hasActiveFilters).toBe(false);
+		});
+
+		it('uses default heuristic when no custom fn provided', async () => {
+			const createViewStore = await freshStore();
+			const store = createViewStore<TestViewMode, TestFilters>({
+				storagePrefix: 'test',
+				defaultViewMode: 'list',
+				defaultSort: { field: 'name', direction: 'asc' },
+			});
+			store.setFilters({ search: 'hello' });
+			expect(store.hasActiveFilters).toBe(true);
+		});
+
+		it('ignores empty arrays in default heuristic', async () => {
+			const createViewStore = await freshStore();
+			const store = createViewStore<TestViewMode, TestFilters>({
+				storagePrefix: 'test',
+				defaultViewMode: 'list',
+				defaultSort: { field: 'name', direction: 'asc' },
+			});
+			store.setFilters({ tagIds: [] });
+			expect(store.hasActiveFilters).toBe(false);
+		});
+
+		it('uses custom hasActiveFilters function', async () => {
+			const createViewStore = await freshStore();
+			const store = createViewStore<TestViewMode, TestFilters>({
+				storagePrefix: 'test',
+				defaultViewMode: 'list',
+				defaultSort: { field: 'name', direction: 'asc' },
+				hasActiveFilters: (f) => !!f.search,
+			});
+			store.setFilters({ tagIds: ['t1'] });
+			expect(store.hasActiveFilters).toBe(false);
+			store.setFilters({ search: 'x' });
+			expect(store.hasActiveFilters).toBe(true);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe('saved filters', () => {
+		it('saves a named filter preset', async () => {
+			const createViewStore = await freshStore();
+			const store = createViewStore<TestViewMode, TestFilters>({
+				storagePrefix: 'test',
+				defaultViewMode: 'list',
+				defaultSort: { field: 'name', direction: 'asc' },
+			});
+			store.setFilters({ search: 'hello' });
+			store.saveFilter('My Filter');
+			expect(store.savedFilters).toHaveLength(1);
+			expect(store.savedFilters[0].name).toBe('My Filter');
+			expect(store.savedFilters[0].criteria).toEqual({ search: 'hello' });
+		});
+
+		it('persists saved filters to localStorage', async () => {
+			const createViewStore = await freshStore();
+			const store = createViewStore<TestViewMode, TestFilters>({
+				storagePrefix: 'test',
+				defaultViewMode: 'list',
+				defaultSort: { field: 'name', direction: 'asc' },
+			});
+			store.setFilters({ search: 'hello' });
+			store.saveFilter('My Filter');
+			const stored = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('test_saved_filters')!);
+			expect(stored).toHaveLength(1);
+			expect(stored[0].name).toBe('My Filter');
+		});
+
+		it('loads a saved filter', async () => {
+			const createViewStore = await freshStore();
+			const store = createViewStore<TestViewMode, TestFilters>({
+				storagePrefix: 'test',
+				defaultViewMode: 'list',
+				defaultSort: { field: 'name', direction: 'asc' },
+			});
+			store.setFilters({ search: 'hello' });
+			store.saveFilter('My Filter');
+			store.clearFilters();
+			expect(store.activeFilters).toEqual({});
+			store.loadFilter(store.savedFilters[0].id);
+			expect(store.activeFilters).toEqual({ search: 'hello' });
+		});
+
+		it('deletes a saved filter', async () => {
+			const createViewStore = await freshStore();
+			const store = createViewStore<TestViewMode, TestFilters>({
+				storagePrefix: 'test',
+				defaultViewMode: 'list',
+				defaultSort: { field: 'name', direction: 'asc' },
+			});
+			store.setFilters({ search: 'hello' });
+			store.saveFilter('Filter 1');
+			store.saveFilter('Filter 2');
+			expect(store.savedFilters).toHaveLength(2);
+			store.deleteSavedFilter(store.savedFilters[0].id);
+			expect(store.savedFilters).toHaveLength(1);
+			expect(store.savedFilters[0].name).toBe('Filter 2');
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe('initialize', () => {
+		it('loads persisted view mode from localStorage', async () => {
+			localStorage.setItem('test_view_mode', JSON.stringify('grid'));
+			localStorage.setItem('test_sort', JSON.stringify({ field: 'date', direction: 'desc' }));
+
+			const createViewStore = await freshStore();
+			const store = createViewStore<TestViewMode, TestFilters>({
+				storagePrefix: 'test',
+				defaultViewMode: 'list',
+				defaultSort: { field: 'name', direction: 'asc' },
+			});
+			store.initialize();
+			expect(store.viewMode).toBe('grid');
+			expect(store.sort).toEqual({ field: 'date', direction: 'desc' });
+		});
+
+		it('only initializes once', async () => {
+			localStorage.setItem('test_view_mode', JSON.stringify('grid'));
+
+			const createViewStore = await freshStore();
+			const store = createViewStore<TestViewMode, TestFilters>({
+				storagePrefix: 'test',
+				defaultViewMode: 'list',
+				defaultSort: { field: 'name', direction: 'asc' },
+			});
+			store.initialize();
+			expect(store.viewMode).toBe('grid');
+
+			// Change localStorage directly — second initialize should be no-op
+			localStorage.setItem('test_view_mode', JSON.stringify('table'));
+			store.initialize();
+			expect(store.viewMode).toBe('grid');
+		});
+
+		it('loads persisted saved filters', async () => {
+			localStorage.setItem(
+				'test_saved_filters',
+				JSON.stringify([
+					{ id: 'f1', name: 'Preset', criteria: { search: 'test' }, createdAt: '2024-01-01' },
+				])
+			);
+
+			const createViewStore = await freshStore();
+			const store = createViewStore<TestViewMode, TestFilters>({
+				storagePrefix: 'test',
+				defaultViewMode: 'list',
+				defaultSort: { field: 'name', direction: 'asc' },
+			});
+			store.initialize();
+			expect(store.savedFilters).toHaveLength(1);
+			expect(store.savedFilters[0].name).toBe('Preset');
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe('storage prefix isolation', () => {
+		it('uses different localStorage keys per prefix', async () => {
+			const createViewStore = await freshStore();
+			const store1 = createViewStore<TestViewMode, TestFilters>({
+				storagePrefix: 'app1',
+				defaultViewMode: 'list',
+				defaultSort: { field: 'name', direction: 'asc' },
+			});
+			const _store2 = createViewStore<TestViewMode, TestFilters>({
+				storagePrefix: 'app2',
+				defaultViewMode: 'grid',
+				defaultSort: { field: 'date', direction: 'desc' },
+			});
+
+			store1.setViewMode('table');
+			expect(JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('app1_view_mode')!)).toBe('table');
+			expect(localStorage.getItem('app2_view_mode')).toBeNull();
+		});
+	});
+});
diff --git a/packages/shared-stores/src/view.svelte.ts b/packages/shared-stores/src/view.svelte.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2f1c531d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared-stores/src/view.svelte.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+/**
+ * View Store Factory
+ *
+ * Creates a type-safe view/filter/sort store with localStorage persistence.
+ * Replaces ~110 LOC boilerplate per module.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```typescript
+ * import { createViewStore } from '@manacore/shared-stores';
+ *
+ * type MyViewMode = 'list' | 'grid' | 'kanban';
+ *
+ * interface MyFilters {
+ *   search?: string;
+ *   status?: string[];
+ *   tagIds?: string[];
+ * }
+ *
+ * export const viewStore = createViewStore<MyViewMode, MyFilters>({
+ *   storagePrefix: 'inventar',
+ *   defaultViewMode: 'list',
+ *   defaultSort: { field: 'name', direction: 'asc' },
+ *   hasActiveFilters: (f) => !!(f.search || f.status?.length || f.tagIds?.length),
+ * });
+ * ```
+ */
+
+import { browser } from '$app/environment';
+
+export interface SortOption {
+	field: string;
+	direction: 'asc' | 'desc';
+}
+
+export interface SavedFilter<F> {
+	id: string;
+	name: string;
+	criteria: F;
+	createdAt: string;
+}
+
+export interface ViewStoreConfig<V extends string, F extends Record<string, unknown>> {
+	/** Prefix for localStorage keys (e.g. 'inventar' → 'inventar_view_mode') */
+	storagePrefix: string;
+	/** Default view mode */
+	defaultViewMode: V;
+	/** Default sort option */
+	defaultSort: SortOption;
+	/** Returns true if any filters are active (used for UI indicators) */
+	hasActiveFilters?: (filters: F) => boolean;
+}
+
+export interface ViewStore<V extends string, F extends Record<string, unknown>> {
+	readonly viewMode: V;
+	readonly sort: SortOption;
+	readonly activeFilters: F;
+	readonly savedFilters: SavedFilter<F>[];
+	readonly hasActiveFilters: boolean;
+
+	initialize(): void;
+	setViewMode(mode: V): void;
+	setSort(newSort: SortOption): void;
+	setFilters(filters: F): void;
+	updateFilter<K extends keyof F>(key: K, value: F[K]): void;
+	clearFilters(): void;
+	saveFilter(name: string): void;
+	loadFilter(id: string): void;
+	deleteSavedFilter(id: string): void;
+}
+
+function load<T>(key: string, fallback: T): T {
+	if (!browser) return fallback;
+	try {
+		const data = localStorage.getItem(key);
+		return data ? JSON.parse(data) : fallback;
+	} catch {
+		return fallback;
+	}
+}
+
+function save(key: string, value: unknown) {
+	if (!browser) return;
+	try {
+		localStorage.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(value));
+	} catch {
+		// Silently fail (quota exceeded, private mode, etc.)
+	}
+}
+
+export function createViewStore<V extends string, F extends Record<string, unknown>>(
+	config: ViewStoreConfig<V, F>
+): ViewStore<V, F> {
+	const VIEW_KEY = `${config.storagePrefix}_view_mode`;
+	const SORT_KEY = `${config.storagePrefix}_sort`;
+	const FILTERS_KEY = `${config.storagePrefix}_saved_filters`;
+
+	let viewMode = $state<V>(config.defaultViewMode);
+	let sort = $state<SortOption>(config.defaultSort);
+	let activeFilters = $state<F>({} as F);
+	let savedFilters = $state<SavedFilter<F>[]>([]);
+	let initialized = $state(false);
+
+	return {
+		get viewMode() {
+			return viewMode;
+		},
+		get sort() {
+			return sort;
+		},
+		get activeFilters() {
+			return activeFilters;
+		},
+		get savedFilters() {
+			return savedFilters;
+		},
+		get hasActiveFilters() {
+			if (config.hasActiveFilters) return config.hasActiveFilters(activeFilters);
+			return Object.values(activeFilters).some(
+				(v) => v !== undefined && v !== null && v !== '' && (!Array.isArray(v) || v.length > 0)
+			);
+		},
+
+		initialize() {
+			if (initialized) return;
+			viewMode = load<V>(VIEW_KEY, config.defaultViewMode);
+			sort = load<SortOption>(SORT_KEY, config.defaultSort);
+			savedFilters = load<SavedFilter<F>[]>(FILTERS_KEY, []);
+			initialized = true;
+		},
+
+		setViewMode(mode: V) {
+			viewMode = mode;
+			save(VIEW_KEY, mode);
+		},
+
+		setSort(newSort: SortOption) {
+			sort = newSort;
+			save(SORT_KEY, newSort);
+		},
+
+		setFilters(filters: F) {
+			activeFilters = filters;
+		},
+
+		updateFilter<K extends keyof F>(key: K, value: F[K]) {
+			activeFilters = { ...activeFilters, [key]: value };
+		},
+
+		clearFilters() {
+			activeFilters = {} as F;
+		},
+
+		saveFilter(name: string) {
+			const filter: SavedFilter<F> = {
+				id: crypto.randomUUID(),
+				name,
+				criteria: { ...activeFilters },
+				createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+			};
+			savedFilters = [...savedFilters, filter];
+			save(FILTERS_KEY, savedFilters);
+		},
+
+		loadFilter(id: string) {
+			const filter = savedFilters.find((f) => f.id === id);
+			if (filter) {
+				activeFilters = { ...filter.criteria };
+			}
+		},
+
+		deleteSavedFilter(id: string) {
+			savedFilters = savedFilters.filter((f) => f.id !== id);
+			save(FILTERS_KEY, savedFilters);
+		},
+	};
+}
diff --git a/packages/shared-stores/tsconfig.json b/packages/shared-stores/tsconfig.json
index c0db43203..6e65d460e 100644
--- a/packages/shared-stores/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/shared-stores/tsconfig.json
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
 		"outDir": "./dist",
 		"rootDir": "./src"
 	},
-	"include": ["src/**/*"],
+	"include": ["src/**/*", "vitest.config.ts"],
 	"exclude": ["node_modules", "dist"]
 }
diff --git a/packages/shared-stores/vitest.config.ts b/packages/shared-stores/vitest.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2aeb54c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared-stores/vitest.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config';
+import { svelte } from '@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte';
+
+export default defineConfig({
+	plugins: [svelte()],
+	test: {
+		include: ['src/**/*.{test,spec}.{js,ts}'],
+		globals: true,
+		environment: 'jsdom',
+	},
+	resolve: {
+		conditions: ['browser'],
+		alias: {
+			'$app/environment': new URL('./src/test/mock-environment.ts', import.meta.url).pathname,
+		},
+	},
+});