diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 33baea43..b6a5e0de 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ __pycache__/
 dist/
 build/
 
+# Local model downloads (e.g. Piper TTS voices, fetched at runtime — not source)
+*.onnx
+*.onnx.json
+
 # Test/IDE
 .pytest_cache/
 .mypy_cache/