diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e198328787..8f3af151c7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,9 +1,47 @@
+# makepanda directories
 /built*/
 /thirdparty/
 /targetroot/
 /dstroot/
+
+# Core dumps
 core
 core.*
 vgcore.*
+
+# Editor files/directories
 *.save
 *.save.1
+*.sublime-workspace
+.vscode/
+
+# Temporary build files
+/_vfsimporter.*
+*.pdb
+*.obj
+*.o
+*.gch
+*.pch
+
+# Produced installer/executables
+/*.exe
+/*.deb
+/*.rpm
+/*.app
+/*.pkg
+/*.dmg
+/*.whl
+
+# CMake
+/build/
+CMakeCache.txt
+CMakeFiles/
+CMakeScripts/
+Makefile
+cmake_install.cmake
+install_manifest.txt
+CTestTestfile.cmake
+
+# Windows
+Thumbs.db
+ehthumbs.db