diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 42b4ba06..aa8f4ba0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
-build*
-.build*
-.run*
-*.zip
-*.tar.gz
-.lite-debug.log
-subprojects/lua
-subprojects/libagg
-subprojects/reproc
-lite-xl
-error.txt
+build*/
+.build*/
+lhelper/
+submodules/
+subprojects/lua/
+subprojects/libagg/
+subprojects/reproc/
 .ccls-cache
+.lite-debug.log
+.run*
+*.diff
+*.tar.gz
+*.zip
+*.DS_Store
+*App*
+appimage*
 compile_commands.json
+error.txt
+lite-xl*