diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f08a76ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+.DS_Store
+.DS_Store?
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+Icon?
+ehthumbs.db
+Thumbs.db
+attach
+cache