Keep Original Size: convert and compress without resizing

Keep Original Size is a workflow-level toggle that skips resizing entirely. Each image exports at its uploaded width and height, while format conversion and compression from Export Settings still apply. This article covers when to reach for it, where the toggle lives, and what changes in the export pipeline.

What it does

With Keep Original Size on, Dropmatico does not touch your image's dimensions. The pixel grid you uploaded is the pixel grid you get back. What still runs is the rest of the export pipeline: any format change you pick (HEIC to JPEG, PNG to WebP), and any compression mode you select (default, lossless, lossy). It is the right tool when the size is already correct and you just need a different format or a smaller file.

When to use it

There are four common workflows where Keep Original Size is faster than picking a preset or a custom dimension.

  • HEIC to JPEG conversion: turn iPhone exports into web-compatible JPEG without losing a single pixel of resolution
  • PNG to WebP at source dimensions: shave 25 to 35% off file size for a portfolio site without changing the layout
  • Compress under a CMS upload cap: bring a 9 MB photo down to 2 MB while keeping its full resolution
  • Mixed-source batches: drop 16 photos of different dimensions and keep each one at its own size

Where the toggle lives

The toggle sits at the top of the sidebar in both the Single Editor and the Bulk Image Processor, above the Social, Ecom, and Custom tabs. It defaults to off, so existing workflows are unchanged. Flip it on and the tab row is hidden and replaced with a notice that resizing is being skipped. The canvas shifts to a Ready to optimise empty state and the cropper is bypassed entirely. Flip it back off and the regular preset and custom-size tabs return.

What stays the same, what changes

The export pipeline still reads your Export Settings for format and compression. What it does not read is any preset dimension or custom width and height, since those are hidden while the toggle is on. The cropper is also out of scope: with no target dimension, there is nothing to crop to. If you need to crop AND keep dimensions, run the crop in a separate session with the toggle off, then drop the cropped output back in with the toggle on.

  • Format conversion: works as normal, every input format is supported
  • Compression modes: default, lossless, and lossy all apply at source dimensions
  • Multi-format export: ticking JPEG plus WebP still produces both, each at source size
  • Cropper: bypassed entirely, no framing UI is shown
  • Filters and rotation: not available, since the per-preset editors are hidden

Output folder structure

Outputs from Keep Original Size land in a dedicated folder inside your Master Set ZIP, separate from any platform-preset folders. If you mix and match (run a batch with the toggle on, then a second batch with the toggle off), the two outputs do not collide.

  • Project_Name.zip
  • └── DROPMATICO/
  • └── Original/
  • ├── JPEG/
  • ├── PNG/
  • └── WebP/

Single Editor vs Bulk Image Processor behaviour

The toggle is identical in both engines, but the behaviour scales differently. In the Single Editor, the one image you uploaded keeps its uploaded dimensions and exports in whatever format and compression you selected. In the Bulk Image Processor, each of the up to 16 images keeps its own uploaded dimensions, so a folder of mixed-source photos comes out with each file at its own natural size, all sharing the same Export Settings. That makes the bulk variant the fastest path for catalogue-style format conversions where every product photo is a different size and you just want to flip them all to WebP.

Common questions

Three things people ask when they first turn the toggle on.

  • Does compression still apply? Yes. Lossless, lossy, and default all run at source dimensions.
  • Can I mix Keep Original Size with platform presets in the same export? Not in the same session. Run two sessions and the ZIPs merge cleanly because the folder names do not overlap.
  • Will my image get upscaled? No. Keep Original Size never adds pixels. Whatever you uploaded is what you get back.

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