diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2699986c1..2ade94120 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -50,3 +50,6 @@ CMakeUserPresets.json
 # cxxdraft-htmlgen
 docs/api_reference/src/source/
 docs/api_reference/gen
+
+# macOS files
+.DS_Store