diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e65bcaf139..97a9ecf716 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
+# iOS / Apple
+# ===========
 .DS_Store
+ehthumbs.db
+Icon?
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Node and related ecosystem
+# ==========================
 .nodemonignore
 .sass-cache/
 npm-debug.log
@@ -7,12 +15,41 @@ public/lib
 app/tests/coverage/
 .bower-*/
 .idea/
+
+# MEAN.js app and assets
+# ======================
 config/sslcert/*.pem
-# MEAN app log file for production
 access.log
+
+# Sublime editor
+# ==============
+.sublime-project
+*.sublime-project
+*.sublime-workspace
+
 # Eclipse project files
+# =====================
 .project
 .settings/
 .*.md.html
+.metadata
+*~.nib
+local.properties
+
 # IntelliJ
+# ========
 *.iml
+
+# General
+# =======
+*.log
+*.csv
+*.dat
+*.out
+*.pid
+*.gz
+*.tmp
+*.bak
+*.swp
+logs/
+build/