diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5d8d05c..8d2540f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 #ignore pdf files (just keep source files)
 *.pdf
 
+#ignore Mac OS generated files
+.DS_Store
+
+#ignore code editor generated directories
+.idea
+.vscode
+
 #ignore junk files from latex output
 *.out
 *.log