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A collection of useful .gitignore templates
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review score
Problem solved
Solves the recurring problem of accidentally committing build artifacts, IDE configs, or OS files. Provides a standardized, community-reviewed starting point for ignore rules, saving developers from writing and maintaining their own lists from scratch.
Deployment reality
The available setup signal starts with: No installation required; you can browse the repository and copy templates, or use the built-in GitHub UI when creating a new repository. For local use, you can clone the repo or fetch individual files.. Treat this as a starting point, then ask Codex or Claude to inspect the README, environment variables, runtime version, and deployment target before production use.
Commercial use
The recorded license is CC0-1.0. This is a useful commercial-use signal, but teams should still verify license text, dependencies, model/API terms, and trademark constraints.
Capability ceiling
The repository offers a broad set of templates for mainstream languages and tools, plus a community section for niche frameworks. It is actively maintained with contributions, but coverage is not exhaustive; some templates may be outdated or missing edge cases. The curation model prioritizes common use cases, so specialized or version-specific rules may need manual additions.
Git-Stars is independent and not affiliated with GitHub or this project. Analysis may be AI-assisted and based on public repository metadata plus short README-derived summaries. We do not mirror full README files, docs, issues, or social comments.
github/gitignore is tracked as a multi-language project in the general open source area. This evaluation combines public GitHub metadata, category signals, short source summaries, and Git-Stars editorial rules rather than copying project documentation.
Momentum check: the repository has 175k total stars, with +15 today, +103 this week, and +375 this month. These growth windows help distinguish durable adoption from short-lived visibility spikes.
Maintenance check: current activity is Moderate; the latest push was 82 days ago, and the open issue queue is 83, about 0.05% of total stars. Treat this as an adoption signal, not a substitute for engineering due diligence.
Adoption check: 82k forks and 175k watchers suggest how often the project is reused or followed. License signal: CC0-1.0. Always verify license compatibility before commercial or internal use.
Practical fit: this project is most relevant when you need teams that prefer mature projects with broad adoption signals. Be cautious when you need a legal review, security audit, or production SLA.
Source check: Git-Stars currently has 2 explicit source reference(s) for this report and a recent growth signal of 375. Follow the original GitHub repository for final install, security, and release information.
Analysis
ReadyOriginal problem, capability, and verdict guidance are available.
Sources
ReadyRepository metadata and README/source references are attached.
License
ReadyCC0-1.0 is recorded for review.
Maintenance
ReadyRecent activity is visible in repository metadata.
Alternatives
LimitedNeeds more comparable projects for decision support.
Momentum
175k Stars
Reuse
82k Forks
Attention
175k Watchers
Maintenance
moderate
License
CC0-1.0
Open issues
83
A collection of .gitignore templates for various programming languages, frameworks, and tools, used to populate GitHub's template chooser.
Key Features
- Curated templates for popular languages, tools, and environments. - Organized into root (common), Global (editors/OS), and community (specialized) categories. - Supports versioned templates for tools with significant version differences.
Category signals are still being collected for this project.
No installation required; you can browse the repository and copy templates, or use the built-in GitHub UI when creating a new repository. For local use, you can clone the repo or fetch individual files.80
Health Score
Moderate
Commit Activity
Nov 8, 2010
Created
Jul 23, 2026
Last push
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Forks
Open
Watchers
github
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License
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Forked
~ Moderate
Maintained