diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4581ef2..675b9db 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,3 +27,35 @@
 *.exe
 *.out
 *.app
+
+# build directory
+/build
+
+
+# General
+.DS_Store
+.AppleDouble
+.LSOverride
+
+# Icon must end with two \r
+Icon
+
+
+# Thumbnails
+._*
+
+# Files that might appear in the root of a volume
+.DocumentRevisions-V100
+.fseventsd
+.Spotlight-V100
+.TemporaryItems
+.Trashes
+.VolumeIcon.icns
+.com.apple.timemachine.donotpresent
+
+# Directories potentially created on remote AFP share
+.AppleDB
+.AppleDesktop
+Network Trash Folder
+Temporary Items
+.apdisk