diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..999cfd3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+*.cmi
+*.cmo
+*.cmx
+*.cmxs
+*.o
+*.a
+*.annot
+META
+basic.mli
+out.html
+read.ml
+ydump
+yojson.ml
+yojson.mli