Gitignore Generator

About Gitignore generator

Assembles a .gitignore from bundled templates for 29 languages, frameworks, editors, operating systems and tools. Tick the ones your repository uses, add your own patterns, and the preview merges everything into one file with section headers and repeated lines removed. The templates ship with the page, so nothing is fetched while you work.

How to use it

1. Search with the Filter templates box, or scroll through the groups: Languages, Frameworks, Editors & IDEs, Operating systems and Tooling.
2. Tick each template your project needs. Node, Next.js, macOS and VS Code start selected, and Reset to defaults brings that set back.
3. Switch Remove duplicate patterns and Include section headers on or off as you prefer.
4. Add anything project-specific under Custom patterns, one pattern per line.
5. Review the Preview, then press Copy or Download .gitignore.

Node and macOS plus two custom lines

Templates: Node, macOS
Custom patterns:
.env.production
/private/

### Node ###
# Logs
logs
*.log
...
node_modules/
...

### macOS ###
.DS_Store
.AppleDouble
...

### Custom ###
.env.production
/private/

When to use it

• Starting a new repository with sensible ignores before the first commit.
• Combining a Python backend, a Next.js front end and Docker into one root file.
• Covering both VS Code and JetBrains folders for a team where people use different editors.
• Comparing an existing .gitignore with a known template to see which common paths it misses.

Questions about Gitignore generator

Which templates are included?

Node, Python, Java, Go, Rust, Ruby, PHP, C# / .NET, C / C++, Swift / Xcode, Next.js, React, Vue / Nuxt, Django, Rails, Laravel, Android, Unity, VS Code, JetBrains, Vim, Sublime Text, macOS, Windows, Linux, Docker, Terraform, Sass, and one for logs and local databases.

What does duplicate removal do?

When the same pattern appears in two selected templates only the first copy is kept, which shortens the merged file. Comments and blank lines are never treated as duplicates, and the Custom section is not compared against the templates.

In what order do the templates appear?

In the tool's fixed order, which runs from languages through frameworks, editors, operating systems and tooling, rather than the order you ticked them. Turn headers off if you would like a flat list.

Will this stop files that are already committed?

No. A .gitignore only affects untracked files. If node_modules or a secrets file was committed earlier, remove it from the index with git rm --cached and commit that change.

Where should the file be saved?

At the root of the repository, named exactly .gitignore. Nested folders may carry their own copy, and rules there apply only beneath that folder.

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