diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7647514..10b80b4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,9 @@ data/*
 
 # Cache directories
 .cache/
+
+# COLMAP binaries
+colmap/bin
+colmap/plugins
+colmap/COLMAP.bat
+colmap/RUN_TESTS.bat
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diff --git a/colmap/install.bat b/colmap/install.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7254da8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colmap/install.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+curl -LO https://github.com/colmap/colmap/releases/latest/download/colmap-x64-windows-cuda.zip
+tar -xf colmap-x64-windows-cuda.zip
+del colmap-x64-windows-cuda.zip
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