diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e6ea62d816..060835ac98 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,40 @@
-node_modules/
-**/coverage/
-.github/workflows/act
+# General
 .DS_Store
-documentation.json
+Thumbs.db
+
+# IDEs and editors
+.idea/
+.project
+.classpath
+.c9/
+*.launch
+.settings/
+*.sublime-workspace
+
+# Visual Studio Code
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/settings.json
+!.vscode/tasks.json
+!.vscode/launch.json
+!.vscode/extensions.json
+.history/*
+
+# Node
+node_modules
+npm-debug.log
+
+# Build directories
 dist
+build
+
+# Testing
+coverage
+
+# Misc
+*.crx
+*.pem
+*.zip
+*.provisionprofile
+
+# Storybook
+documentation.json
diff --git a/apps/browser/.gitignore b/apps/browser/.gitignore
index 9909d8417b..7a689bdb9f 100644
--- a/apps/browser/.gitignore
+++ b/apps/browser/.gitignore
@@ -1,20 +1,7 @@
-.vs
-.vscode
-.idea
-.DS_Store
-node_modules
-npm-debug.log
-vwd.webinfo
-css/
-dist/
-dist-safari/
-webfonts/
-*.crx
-*.pem
-*.zip
-build/
-build.safariextension/
-xcuserdata/
-*.hmap
+# Safari
+dist-safari
 !src/safari/safari/app/popup/index.html
 src/safari/safari/app/
+build.safariextension
+xcuserdata
+*.hmap
diff --git a/apps/cli/.gitignore b/apps/cli/.gitignore
index b6c18808b0..dd2669506e 100644
--- a/apps/cli/.gitignore
+++ b/apps/cli/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
-node_modules
-build
-dist
-
 config/local.json
diff --git a/apps/desktop/.gitignore b/apps/desktop/.gitignore
index 1781b9ed5e..040b2179fa 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/.gitignore
+++ b/apps/desktop/.gitignore
@@ -1,18 +1,4 @@
-.vs
-.idea
-node_modules
-npm-debug.log
-vwd.webinfo
-dist/
 dist-safari/
-css/
-*.crx
-*.pem
-build/
-yarn-error.log
-.DS_Store
 *.nupkg
-*.provisionprofile
 *.env
 PlugIns/safari.appex/
-PlugIns/safari-legacy.appex/
diff --git a/apps/web/.gitignore b/apps/web/.gitignore
index f78b6c9983..59ea09ff6c 100644
--- a/apps/web/.gitignore
+++ b/apps/web/.gitignore
@@ -1,15 +1,2 @@
-.vs
-.idea
-.DS_Store
-node_modules
-npm-debug.log
-vwd.webinfo
-css/
-dist/
-*.pem
-*.crx
-*.zip
-*.swp
-build/
 !dev-server.shared.pem
 config/local.json
diff --git a/libs/components/.gitignore b/libs/components/.gitignore
index 1edd399c5a..d28e61044b 100644
--- a/libs/components/.gitignore
+++ b/libs/components/.gitignore
@@ -1,44 +1,7 @@
 # See http://help.github.com/ignore-files/ for more about ignoring files.
 
-# Compiled output
-/dist
-/tmp
-/out-tsc
-/bazel-out
-
-documentation.json
-
-# Node
-/node_modules
-npm-debug.log
-yarn-error.log
-
-# IDEs and editors
-.idea/
-.project
-.classpath
-.c9/
-*.launch
-.settings/
-*.sublime-workspace
-
-# Visual Studio Code
-.vscode/*
-!.vscode/settings.json
-!.vscode/tasks.json
-!.vscode/launch.json
-!.vscode/extensions.json
-.history/*
-
 # Miscellaneous
 /.angular/cache
 .sass-cache/
 /connect.lock
-/coverage
-/libpeerconnection.log
-testem.log
 /typings
-
-# System files
-.DS_Store
-Thumbs.db