diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e69de29..76a8ec5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Editor backup and temporary files
+*~
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*.tmp
+*.bak
+
+# Desktop-generated clutter
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+.directory
+.Trash-*/
+
+# Local scratch work — not for publishing
+/scratch/