diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3dd0163
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+*.bak
+*.bck
+*.kicad_prl
+*.lck
+*~
+fp-info-cache/
+wxKeyboard-backups/