How many templates are included?

Over 30 popular languages, frameworks, editors, and operating systems. You can combine any number of them.

Can I edit the generated file?

Yes. The preview is read-only here, but you can paste your custom rules into the Custom rules field, or download and edit the file locally.

What if I already have a .gitignore?

Paste your existing content into the Custom rules field and re-select templates — duplicates are merged automatically.

Is my data sent anywhere?

No. The entire .gitignore is generated in your browser. Nothing is uploaded to any server.

What is the correct order of rules in .gitignore?

More specific rules should come after more general ones. A later pattern overrides an earlier one. To un-ignore a file inside an ignored folder, first ignore the folder then negate the file: logs/ followed by !logs/important.log.

Can I use .gitignore to ignore files that are already tracked?

No. .gitignore only affects untracked files. To stop tracking a file already committed, use git rm --cached filename, then add it to .gitignore. The file stays on disk but is no longer part of the repository.

Git Ignore Generator

Build a .gitignore file for your stack. Pick from 30+ templates covering languages, frameworks, editors, IDEs and operating systems, or choose a quick preset for Web, Mobile, Backend or Data/ML. Add custom patterns and download the file.

How to use

Pick your stack

Select templates for your languages, frameworks, editors and operating systems.

Use a preset (optional)

Quick presets cover common stacks like Web/JS, Mobile, Backend and Data/ML.

Add custom rules

Add extra patterns in the Custom rules field, one per line.

Download the file

Download the .gitignore file or copy the preview.

Quick presets

3 selected

Additional patterns (one per line)

.gitignore Preview

# Generated by Toolyland # https://github.com/github/gitignore # === Node.js === node_modules/ npm-debug.log* yarn-debug.log* yarn-error.log* pnpm-debug.log* .npm .yarn/cache .yarn/unplugged .pnp.* # === Visual Studio Code === .vscode/* !.vscode/settings.json !.vscode/tasks.json !.vscode/launch.json !.vscode/extensions.json *.code-workspace # === macOS === .DS_Store .AppleDouble .LSOverride ._* .DocumentRevisions-V100 .fseventsd .Spotlight-V100 .TemporaryItems .Trashes .VolumeIcon.icns .com.apple.timemachine.donotpresent

Combines curated templates with your custom rules. Deduplicates lines. Works offline.