diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66ee4cf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+*.orig
+*.xpi
+*.pyc
+*~
+*.swp
+.project
+.settings
diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
index 658d3ce0..fe2b3094 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ syntax: glob
 *.xpi
 *.pyc
 *~
+*.swp
+.project
+.settings