diff --git a/.dir-locals.el b/.dir-locals.el
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a2af98371b45..0000000000000
--- a/.dir-locals.el
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-;;; Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
-;;; or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
-;;; distributed with this work for additional information
-;;; regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
-;;; to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
-;;; "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
-;;; with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
-;;;
-;;;   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-;;;
-;;; Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
-;;; software distributed under the License is distributed on an
-;;; "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
-;;; KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
-;;; specific language governing permissions and limitations
-;;; under the License.
-
-((cmake-mode . ((indent-tabs-mode . nil)))
- (powershell-mode . ((indent-tabs-mode . nil)))
- (sh-mode . ((indent-tabs-mode . nil)
-             (sh-indentation   . 2)
-             (sh-basic-offset  . 2)))
- (vala-mode . ((indent-tabs-mode . nil))))
diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..999f94bae009b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+# This is an EditorConfig file: https://editorconfig.org/
+
+# This is the top-most config for this project
+root = true
+
+# General settings
+
+[*]
+insert_final_newline = true
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+charset = utf-8
+spelling_language = en
+
+# Language-specific settings, in approximate alphabetical order
+
+[*.{c,cc,cpp,h,hh,hpp}]
+indent_size = 2
+indent_style = space
+
+[*.cmake]
+indent_size = 2
+indent_style = space
+
+[CMakeLists.txt]
+indent_size = 2
+indent_style = space
+
+[*.cs]
+indent_size = 4
+indent_style = space
+
+[*.{fbs,proto,thrift}]
+indent_size = 2
+indent_style = space
+
+[*.go]
+indent_size = 8
+indent_style = tab
+tab_width = 8
+
+[*.{js,ts}]
+indent_size = 4
+indent_style = space
+
+[*.{py,pyx,pxd,pxi}]
+indent_size = 4
+indent_style = space
+
+[*.r]
+indent_size = 2
+indent_style = space
+
+[*.rb]
+indent_size = 2
+indent_style = space
+
+[*.rst]
+indent_size = 3
+indent_style = space
+
+[*.sh]
+indent_size = 2
+indent_style = space
+
+[*.vala]
+indent_size = 4
+indent_style = space
+
+[*.{yml,yaml}]
+indent_size = 2
+indent_style = space
diff --git a/.github/.dir-locals.el b/.github/.dir-locals.el
deleted file mode 100644
index a880e4a6bb697..0000000000000
--- a/.github/.dir-locals.el
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-;;; Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
-;;; or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
-;;; distributed with this work for additional information
-;;; regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
-;;; to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
-;;; "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
-;;; with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
-;;;
-;;;   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-;;;
-;;; Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
-;;; software distributed under the License is distributed on an
-;;; "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
-;;; KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
-;;; specific language governing permissions and limitations
-;;; under the License.
-
-((js-mode . ((indent-tabs-mode . nil)
-             (js-indent-level . 2))))
diff --git a/matlab/.editorconfig b/matlab/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f549a4bf17a70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/matlab/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+# This is an EditorConfig file: https://editorconfig.org/
+
+# See ../.editorconfig for inherited values
+
+[*.m]
+indent_size = 4
+indent_style = space
diff --git a/swift/.editorconfig b/swift/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ffaf7e240243c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swift/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+# This is an EditorConfig file: https://editorconfig.org/
+
+# See ../.editorconfig for inherited values
+
+[*.{c,cc,cpp,h,hh,hpp}]
+indent_size = 4
+indent_style = space
+
+[*.swift]
+indent_size = 4
+indent_style = space