diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 888b334..f963c53 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ package-lock.json
 # Dist
 dist/
 
+# Backups and vim swp files
+*~
+*.sw?
+
 .DS_Store
 
 paper-io.log