diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f3d70b6..d514031 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 # git ignore list for Flask projects
 
-.env/
-.venv/
-
-*.pyc
-__pycache__/
-
 instance/
 
 .pytest_cache/
@@ -15,3 +9,60 @@ htmlcov/
 dist/
 build/
 *.egg-info/
+
+# generic ignore list
+
+# temporary editor files
+*.swp
+*~
+
+# Python virtual environment
+virtualenv
+.env
+
+# Node artifact files
+node_modules/
+dist/
+
+# Compiled Java class files
+*.class
+
+# Compiled Python bytecode
+*.py[cod]
+__pycache__
+
+# Log files
+*.log
+
+# Package files
+*.jar
+
+# Maven
+target/
+dist/
+
+# JetBrains IDE
+.idea/
+
+# Unit test reports
+TEST*.xml
+
+# Generated by MacOS
+.DS_Store
+
+# Generated by Windows
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Applications
+*.app
+*.exe
+*.war
+
+# Large media files
+*.mp4
+*.tiff
+*.avi
+*.flv
+*.mov
+*.wmv
+