diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2be3ee698..7532adaf0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -45,6 +45,20 @@ tidal-drum-machines
 webaudiofontdata
 src-tauri/target
 
+
+
+### BEGIN Visual Studio Code ###
+# Blanket, recursive exclude for .vscode directory and files
+.vscode/**/*
+# Unexclude specific files and directories within .vscode
+!.vscode/settings.json
+!.vscode/tasks.json
+!.vscode/launch.json
+!.vscode/extensions.json
+### END Visual Studio Code ###
+
+
+
 # BEGIN JetBrains -> END JetBrains
 
 # for JetBrains IDE users, e.g. WebStorm. Source: https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/Global/JetBrains.gitignore