diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..22edc149
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Build artifacts
+arduino-check
+arduino-check.exe
+
+# Test artifacts
+coverage_unit.txt
+
+# IDEs
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+*.bak
+*.code-workspace
+*.sublime-workspace