diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3becc9e..287cd17 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 	],
 	"author": "Unarray",
 	"license": "MIT",
+	"dependencies": {
+		"ignore": "^5.2.4"
+	},
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"@bluzzi/eslint-config": "^1.1.0",
 		"@electron/remote": "^2.0.10",
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@
 		"obsidian": "latest",
 		"tsconfig-paths": "^4.2.0",
 		"tsup": "^7.2.0",
-		"typescript": "4.7.4"
+		"typescript": "5.2.2"
 	},
 	"eslintConfig": {
 		"extends": [
diff --git a/src/utils/filter/filter.ts b/src/utils/filter/filter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d54c5d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/filter/filter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import ignore from "ignore";
+
+export const filter = (items: string[], patterns: string[]): string[] => {
+  return ignore().add(patterns).filter(items);
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/utils/filter/index.ts b/src/utils/filter/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6bf852
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/filter/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from "./filter";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tsup.config.ts b/tsup.config.ts
index 1e35de6..1479209 100644
--- a/tsup.config.ts
+++ b/tsup.config.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ export default defineConfig((options) => ({
   entry: {
     "main": "src/FileTreeGenerator.ts"
   },
+  noExternal: [
+    "ignore"
+  ],
   minify: !options.watch,
   format: "cjs",
   outDir: "./"