.gitignore Generator — Smart Templates for Git Version Control
Generate a .gitignore file by selecting any combination of programming languages, frameworks, IDEs, and operating systems. Merges official gitignore templates with section headers and lets you copy or download the result instantly.
How to Use .gitignore Generator — Smart Templates for Git Version Control
How to Use the .gitignore Generator:
Pick a Quick Preset (Optional): Click any preset button at the top to instantly load a common combination — for example "Node.js + Next.js" selects macOS, Windows, VS Code, Node.js, and Next.js templates in one click. You can customise the selection further after applying a preset.
Select Individual Templates: In the template grid, click any chip to add it to your selection. Active chips turn indigo and show an × icon. Click again to deselect. You can mix any combination across four categories: Languages, Frameworks, IDEs & Editors, and Operating Systems.
Choose OS Templates: Always include at least one OS template (macOS, Windows, or Linux) to exclude OS-generated files like .DS_Store and Thumbs.db. Most projects benefit from including both macOS and Windows if the team uses mixed operating systems.
Choose Your IDE: Add your editor of choice — VS Code, JetBrains (covers IntelliJ, WebStorm, PyCharm, GoLand, Rider), Xcode, Android Studio, Vim/Neovim, Emacs, Eclipse, or Sublime Text.
Select Languages and Frameworks: Pick the programming language(s) your project uses, then add any relevant frameworks. For example, a Django project should select both Python (language) and Django (framework).
Review the Output: The generated .gitignore appears below the selection grid with section headers for each template. The line count is shown so you can verify the output is complete.
Copy or Download: Click Copy to copy the file to your clipboard, then paste it directly into your .gitignore file. Or click "Download .gitignore" to save it directly to your machine with the correct filename.
Clear and Regenerate: Click "Clear all" next to the selection counter to start fresh, or click individual chips to toggle templates in and out of the output.
Common Use Cases:
- New project setup: Generate a complete .gitignore before the first commit on a new repository.
- Monorepo with mixed stacks: Select multiple languages and frameworks to cover all parts of a monorepo.
- Team onboarding: Create a standardised .gitignore to share with the entire team.
- Open source projects: Generate a comprehensive .gitignore that covers multiple OS and IDE combinations for contributors.
- Migration projects: When adding a new framework or language to an existing project, generate only that template and merge manually.
Tips and Best Practices:
- Always include OS templates — .DS_Store and Thumbs.db have caused many accidental commits.
- For Node.js projects, the node_modules/ rule is critical — never commit dependencies.
- For Python, always include both the language template (covers pycache, .pyc) and your framework template (Django, Flask, etc.).
- Add your .gitignore at the very start of a project before any commits — removing tracked files later requires git rm --cached.
- Rust projects should typically NOT ignore Cargo.lock for binary crates — only library crates ignore it.
- The generated file uses section headers (# ─── Language ───) for readability; these are valid .gitignore comments.
- You can use gitignore.io (via this tool's approach) or git check-ignore -v <file> to debug why a file is being ignored.
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