angitignored
✨ What's New in 1.4.0
- Smart Updates: Fixed specific bug where updating from a template would overwrite existing custom content.
- Robust Selection: Fixed issue where the extension would exit unexpectedly during option selection.
- Clean & Fast: Removed unused dependencies for a lighter extension.
🚀 Roadmap (January 2026)
- Drag & Drop: Support for dragging files to ignore them.
- Core improvements: Performance and stability enhancements.
About
Extension that generates .gitignore files using the toptal.com API (formerly gitignore.io).
⬇️ Download it in Visual Studio Marketplace
Description
With this extension you can:
- Create a blank
.gitignore file.
- Generate/Update
.gitignore from toptal.com selections.
- Add specific files to
.gitignore.
- Show/Hide ignored files in the VS Code Explorer.
Usage
Right-click on the Explorer to select an option:
| Action |
Description |
➕ Add to .gitignore |
Creates a blank .gitignore or adds selected file to it. |
📝 Generate the file .gitignore |
Generates a .gitignore based on your selection (OS, IDEs, Languages). |
👻 Hide files ignored... |
Hides files listed in .gitignore from the view. |
👀 Show files ignored... |
Shows files that were hidden by the extension. |
Note: When using Generate, if a .gitignore already exists, you will be asked to:
⬆️ Update: Add new rules keeping your existing ones.🔄 Override: Completely overwrite the file.
Developer
🔨 Quick install
npm run update-vscode
npm install
📦 Packaging
vsce package
# Install locally:
code --install-extension angitignored-<version>.vsix
♻️ Update dependencies
ncu -u --packageFile package.json
Help
Reference guides for VS Code extension development:
License
MIT
Written with ❤️ by AnAppWiLos
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