diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07460fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Makefile
+*.a
+*.dll
+*.dylib
+*.o
+*.so
+*.so.*
diff --git a/tools/.gitignore b/tools/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee4c926
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/test