diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d02a93571
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+*~
+*.mo
+*.kpf
+*.swp
+.*.cfg
+.hg/
+.bzr/
+.svn/
+.project
+.pydevproject
+
+# OSX
+.DS_Store