diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 602c33de..317043ee 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,115 +1,32 @@
-# Prerequisites #
-#################
-*.d
+# Exclude everything
+/*
 
-# Object files #
-################
-*.o
-*.ko
-*.obj
-*.elf
-*.slo
-*.lo
-*.obj
+# Except for default project files
+!/.github
+!/build-aux
+!/cmake
+!/data
+!/deps
+!/forms
+!/lib
+!/module
+!/plugins
+!/tests
+!.clang-format
+!.cmake-format.json
+!.gitignore
+!BUILDING.md
+!buildspec.json
+!CMakeLists.txt
+!CMakePresets.json
+!LICENSE
+!README.md
 
-# Linker output #
-#################
-*.ilk
-*.map
-*.exp
+# Exclude lock files
+*.lock.json
 
-# Precompiled Headers #
-#######################
-*.gch
-*.pch
-
-# Libraries #
-#############
-*.lib
-*.a
-*.la
-*.lo
-*.lai
-
-# Shared objects (inc. Windows DLLs) #
-######################################
-*.dll
-*.so
-*.so.*
-*.dylib
-
-# Executables #
-###############
-*.exe
-*.out
-*.app
-*.i*86
-*.x86_64
-*.hex
-
-# Debug files #
-###############
-*.dSYM/
-*.su
-*.idb
-*.pdb
-
-# CMake temp files #
-####################
-CMakeLists.txt.user
-CMakeCache.txt
-CMakeFiles
-CMakeScripts
-Testing
-Makefile
-cmake_install.cmake
-install_manifest.txt
-compile_commands.json
-CTestTestfile.cmake_install
-
-# OS generated files #
-######################
+# Exclude macOS legacy resource forks
 .DS_Store
-.DS_Store?
-._*
-.Spotlight-V100
-.Trashes
-ehthumbs.db
-Thumbs.db
-*.directory
-*.generated.*
-**/.Brewfile.lock.json
 
-# backup text files generated by an editor #
-############################################
-**/*~
-
-# Various IDE Files #
-#####################
-.classpath
-.project
-.settings
-.idea
-.metadata
-.vscode
-*.iml
-*.ipr
-*.sublime*
-.vscode/*
-!.vscode/settings.json
-!.vscode/tasks.json
-!.vscode/launch.json
-!.vscode/extensions.json
-!.vscode/*.code-snippets
-.history/
-*.vsix
-forms/advanced-scene-switcher.ui.autosave
-
-# Directories #
-###############
-*~
-.DS_Store
-/build/
-/build_*/
-/release/
-/installer/Output/
+# Exclude CMake build number cache
+/cmake/.CMakeBuildNumber
\ No newline at end of file