diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a0c9c0d..c807e0f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,3 +17,7 @@ npm-debug.log*
 # OS files
 .DS_Store
 Thumbs.db
+
+# Ignore ._ (dot-underscore) files, AppleDouble metadata files created by macOS when it stores extended attributes on a file system that doesn't 
+# fully support them, such as a non-native format or certain network shares. More info: https://share.google/aimode/8keKyLbP0y54HUkGG
+._*