diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d4f8479..8602e15 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
 .bundle/
 *.bundle/install.log
 Gemfile.lock
-tmp/
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+tmp/
+.DS_Store
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diff --git a/spec/features/new_default_project_spec.rb b/spec/features/new_default_project_spec.rb
index b1e1a7a..1321516 100644
--- a/spec/features/new_default_project_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/new_default_project_spec.rb
@@ -75,6 +75,46 @@
     expect(config_file).to match(/^Rollbar.configure/)
   end
 
+  it 'uses ransack' do
+    gemfile_file = content('Gemfile')
+    expect(gemfile_file).to match(/^gem 'ransack'/)
+  end
+
+  it 'uses will_paginate' do
+    gemfile_file = content('Gemfile')
+    expect(gemfile_file).to match(/^gem 'will_paginate'/)
+  end
+
+  it 'uses to_xls' do
+    gemfile_file = content('Gemfile')
+    expect(gemfile_file).to match(/^gem 'to_xls'/)
+  end
+
+  it 'uses roo' do
+    gemfile_file = content('Gemfile')
+    expect(gemfile_file).to match(/^gem 'roo'/)
+  end
+
+  it 'uses roo-xls' do
+    gemfile_file = content('Gemfile')
+    expect(gemfile_file).to match(/^gem 'roo-xls'/)
+  end
+
+  it 'uses write_xlsx' do
+    gemfile_file = content('Gemfile')
+    expect(gemfile_file).to match(/^gem 'write_xlsx'/)
+  end
+
+  it 'uses colorize' do
+    gemfile_file = content('Gemfile')
+    expect(gemfile_file).to match("gem 'colorize'")
+  end
+
+  it 'uses better_errors' do
+    gemfile_file = content('Gemfile')
+    expect(gemfile_file).to match("gem 'better_errors'")
+  end
+
   it 'uses config and staging file' do
     gemfile_file = content('Gemfile')
     expect(gemfile_file).to match(/^gem 'config'/)
diff --git a/spec/features/new_not_default_project_spec.rb b/spec/features/new_not_default_project_spec.rb
index 260c5ef..06f3d9a 100644
--- a/spec/features/new_not_default_project_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/new_not_default_project_spec.rb
@@ -66,6 +66,46 @@
     expect(config_file).to match(/^Rollbar.configure/)
   end
 
+  it 'uses ransack' do
+    gemfile_file = content('Gemfile')
+    expect(gemfile_file).to match(/^gem 'ransack'/)
+  end
+
+  it 'uses will_paginate' do
+    gemfile_file = content('Gemfile')
+    expect(gemfile_file).to match(/^gem 'will_paginate'/)
+  end
+
+  it 'uses to_xls' do
+    gemfile_file = content('Gemfile')
+    expect(gemfile_file).to match(/^gem 'to_xls'/)
+  end
+
+  it 'uses roo' do
+    gemfile_file = content('Gemfile')
+    expect(gemfile_file).to match(/^gem 'roo'/)
+  end
+
+  it 'uses roo-xls' do
+    gemfile_file = content('Gemfile')
+    expect(gemfile_file).to match(/^gem 'roo-xls'/)
+  end
+
+  it 'uses write_xlsx' do
+    gemfile_file = content('Gemfile')
+    expect(gemfile_file).to match(/^gem 'write_xlsx'/)
+  end
+
+  it 'uses colorize' do
+    gemfile_file = content('Gemfile')
+    expect(gemfile_file).to match("gem 'colorize'")
+  end
+
+  it 'uses better_errors' do
+    gemfile_file = content('Gemfile')
+    expect(gemfile_file).to match("gem 'better_errors'")
+  end
+
   it 'uses config and staging file' do
     gemfile_file = content('Gemfile')
     expect(gemfile_file).to match(/^gem 'config'/)
diff --git a/templates/Gemfile.erb b/templates/Gemfile.erb
index 2711cfb..b733e14 100644
--- a/templates/Gemfile.erb
+++ b/templates/Gemfile.erb
@@ -7,3 +7,23 @@ gem 'config', '~> 1.5'
 
 # Rollbar is an error tracking service.
 gem 'rollbar', '~> 2.15', '>= 2.15.4'
+
+# Ransack is the successor to the MetaSearch gem.
+gem 'ransack', '~> 1.8', '>= 1.8.4'
+
+gem 'will_paginate', '~> 3.1', '>= 3.1.6'
+
+# Excell export
+gem 'to_xls', '~> 1.5', '>= 1.5.3'
+
+# write_xlsx is a gem to create a new file in the Excel 2007+ XLSX format.
+gem 'write_xlsx', '~> 0.85.1'
+
+# Roo can access the contents of various spreadsheet files.
+gem 'roo-xls', '~> 1.1'
+gem 'roo', '~> 2.7', '>= 2.7.1'
+
+group :development, :test do
+  gem 'colorize', '~> 0.8.1'
+  gem 'better_errors', '~> 2.4'
+end
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