Where do the templates come from?

They're curated from the community-maintained github/gitignore repository, the de-facto standard source for gitignore templates across languages and tools.

Should I include OS and editor templates?

Usually yes. Even if you use macOS and VSCode, someone on your team may use Windows or JetBrains — including both keeps your repo clean for everyone.

How do I use the generated file?

Save the content as '.gitignore' (note the leading dot) in the root of your project. Existing tracked files aren't ignored retroactively — use 'git rm --cached ' to untrack them.

Can I mix multiple languages?

Yes. Select every template that applies to your repo. Duplicate lines are automatically deduplicated in the output.

.gitignore Generator

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Free .gitignore generator. Pick one or more languages, frameworks, editors, or operating systems and get a ready-to-paste .gitignore file. Templates are curated from the official GitHub gitignore repository. Copy or download — no tracking, no signup.

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50 lines · 3 templates

# Generated by eztooly.com/tools/developer/gitignore-generator
# Templates: Node, macOS, VSCode

# Node
node_modules/
npm-debug.log*
yarn-debug.log*
yarn-error.log*
pnpm-debug.log*
lerna-debug.log*
.npm
.pnp.*
.yarn/cache
.yarn/install-state.gz
.env
.env.local
.env.*.local
dist/
build/
coverage/
*.tgz

# macOS
.DS_Store
.AppleDouble
.LSOverride
Icon
._*
.DocumentRevisions-V100
.fseventsd
.Spotlight-V100
.TemporaryItems
.Trashes
.VolumeIcon.icns
.com.apple.timemachine.donotpresent
.AppleDB
.AppleDesktop
Network Trash Folder
Temporary Items
.apdisk

# VSCode
.vscode/*
!.vscode/settings.json
!.vscode/tasks.json
!.vscode/launch.json
!.vscode/extensions.json
!.vscode/*.code-snippets
.history/
*.vsix

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References

github/gitignore — official template collection — GitHub

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