diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4581ef2..4bf996a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,3 +27,6 @@
 *.exe
 *.out
 *.app
+
+# Mac 
+.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2a1d3f9..3d8bcc8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 1.16.15
+
+* Add --output-to-directory and --no-tile-compression options
+
 ## 1.16.14
 
 * Add --description option for mbtiles metadata
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 67663cf..e9dc5f1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ C = $(wildcard *.c) $(wildcard *.cpp)
 INCLUDES = -I/usr/local/include -I.
 LIBS = -L/usr/local/lib
 
-tippecanoe: geojson.o jsonpull/jsonpull.o tile.o pool.o mbtiles.o geometry.o projection.o memfile.o mvt.o serial.o main.o text.o plugin.o read_json.o write_json.o
+tippecanoe: geojson.o jsonpull/jsonpull.o tile.o pool.o mbtiles.o geometry.o projection.o memfile.o mvt.o serial.o main.o text.o rawtiles.o plugin.o read_json.o write_json.o
 	$(CXX) $(PG) $(LIBS) $(FINAL_FLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LDFLAGS) -lm -lz -lsqlite3 -lpthread
 
 tippecanoe-enumerate: enumerate.o
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ indent:
 TESTS = $(wildcard tests/*/out/*.json)
 SPACE = $(NULL) $(NULL)
 
-test: tippecanoe tippecanoe-decode $(addsuffix .check,$(TESTS)) parallel-test pbf-test join-test enumerate-test decode-test unit
+test: tippecanoe tippecanoe-decode $(addsuffix .check,$(TESTS)) raw-tiles-test parallel-test pbf-test join-test enumerate-test decode-test unit
 	./unit
 
 # Work around Makefile and filename punctuation limits: _ for space, @ for :, % for /
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ parallel-test:
 	cmp tests/parallel/linear-file.json tests/parallel/parallel-pipes.json
 	rm tests/parallel/*.mbtiles tests/parallel/*.json
 
+raw-tiles-test:	
+	./tippecanoe -e tests/raw-tiles/raw-tiles tests/raw-tiles/hackspots.geojson -pC
+	diff -x '.*' -rq tests/raw-tiles/raw-tiles tests/raw-tiles/compare
+	rm -rf tests/raw-tiles/raw-tiles
+
 decode-test:
 	mkdir -p tests/muni/decode
 	./tippecanoe -z11 -Z11 -f -o tests/muni/decode/multi.mbtiles tests/muni/*.json
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1332fc2..3b9aff4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ Options
 ### File control
 
  * -o _file_.mbtiles or --output=_file_.mbtiles: Name the output file.
+ * -e _directory_ or --output-directory=_directory_: Write tiles to the specified *directory* instead of to an mbtiles file.
  * -f or --force: Delete the mbtiles file if it already exists instead of giving an error
  * -F or --allow-existing: Proceed (without deleting existing data) if the metadata or tiles table already exists
    or if metadata fields can't be set
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ resolution is obtained than by using a smaller _maxzoom_ or _detail_.
  * -pc or --no-clipping: Don't clip features to the size of the tile. If a feature overlaps the tile's bounds or buffer at all, it is included completely. Be careful: this can produce very large tilesets, especially with large polygons.
  * -pD or --no-duplication: As with --no-clipping, each feature is included intact instead of cut to tile boundaries. In addition, it is included only in a single tile per zoom level rather than potentially in multiple copies. Clients of the tileset must check adjacent tiles (possibly some distance away) to ensure they have all features.
  * -pt or --no-tiny-polygon-reduction: Don't combine the area of very small polygons into small squares that represent their combined area.
+ * -pC or --no-tile-compression: Don't compress the PBF vector tile data.
  * -q or --quiet: Work quietly instead of reporting progress
 
 ### Filters
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 98ffd90..182cd29 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <signal.h>
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
 #include <set>
@@ -1010,7 +1011,7 @@ void choose_first_zoom(long long *file_bbox, struct reader *reader, unsigned *iz
 	}
 }
 
-int read_input(std::vector<source> &sources, char *fname, int maxzoom, int minzoom, int basezoom, double basezoom_marker_width, sqlite3 *outdb, std::set<std::string> *exclude, std::set<std::string> *include, int exclude_all, double droprate, int buffer, const char *tmpdir, double gamma, int read_parallel, int forcetable, const char *attribution, bool uses_gamma, long long *file_bbox, const char *prefilter, const char *postfilter, const char *description) {
+int read_input(std::vector<source> &sources, char *fname, int maxzoom, int minzoom, int basezoom, double basezoom_marker_width, sqlite3 *outdb, const char *outdir, std::set<std::string> *exclude, std::set<std::string> *include, int exclude_all, double droprate, int buffer, const char *tmpdir, double gamma, int read_parallel, int forcetable, const char *attribution, bool uses_gamma, long long *file_bbox, const char *prefilter, const char *postfilter, const char *description) {
 	int ret = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 
 	struct reader reader[CPUS];
@@ -1789,7 +1790,7 @@ int read_input(std::vector<source> &sources, char *fname, int maxzoom, int minzo
 	}
 
 	unsigned midx = 0, midy = 0;
-	int written = traverse_zooms(fd, size, meta, stringpool, &midx, &midy, maxzoom, minzoom, basezoom, outdb, droprate, buffer, fname, tmpdir, gamma, full_detail, low_detail, min_detail, meta_off, pool_off, initial_x, initial_y, simplification, layermaps, prefilter, postfilter);
+	int written = traverse_zooms(fd, size, meta, stringpool, &midx, &midy, maxzoom, minzoom, basezoom, outdb, outdir, droprate, buffer, fname, tmpdir, gamma, full_detail, low_detail, min_detail, meta_off, pool_off, initial_x, initial_y, simplification, layermaps, prefilter, postfilter);
 
 	if (maxzoom != written) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "\n\n\n*** NOTE TILES ONLY COMPLETE THROUGH ZOOM %d ***\n\n\n", written);
@@ -1853,7 +1854,8 @@ int read_input(std::vector<source> &sources, char *fname, int maxzoom, int minzo
 		ai->second.minzoom = minzoom;
 		ai->second.maxzoom = maxzoom;
 	}
-	mbtiles_write_metadata(outdb, fname, minzoom, maxzoom, minlat, minlon, maxlat, maxlon, midlat, midlon, forcetable, attribution, merged_lm, true, description);
+
+	mbtiles_write_metadata(outdb, outdir, fname, minzoom, maxzoom, minlat, minlon, maxlat, maxlon, midlat, midlon, forcetable, attribution, merged_lm, true, description);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1882,7 +1884,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	char *name = NULL;
 	char *description = NULL;
 	char *layername = NULL;
-	char *outdir = NULL;
+	char *out_mbtiles = NULL;
+	char *out_directory = NULL;
+	sqlite3 *outdb = NULL;
 	int maxzoom = 14;
 	int minzoom = 0;
 	int basezoom = -1;
@@ -1910,6 +1914,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
 	static struct option long_options[] = {
 		{"output", required_argument, 0, 'o'},
+		{"output-to-directory", required_argument, 0, 'e'},
 
 		{"name", required_argument, 0, 'n'},
 		{"description", required_argument, 0, 'N'},
@@ -1969,6 +1974,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 		{"no-clipping", no_argument, &prevent[P_CLIPPING], 1},
 		{"no-duplication", no_argument, &prevent[P_DUPLICATION], 1},
 		{"no-tiny-polygon-reduction", no_argument, &prevent[P_TINY_POLYGON_REDUCTION], 1},
+		{"no-tile-compression", no_argument, &prevent[P_TILE_COMPRESSION], 1},
 
 		{0, 0, 0, 0},
 	};
@@ -1991,7 +1997,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	while ((i = getopt_long(argc, argv, "n:l:z:Z:B:d:D:m:o:x:y:r:b:t:g:p:a:XfFqvPL:A:s:S:M:N:c:C:", long_options, NULL)) != -1) {
+	while ((i = getopt_long(argc, argv, "n:l:z:Z:B:d:D:m:o:e:x:y:r:b:t:g:p:a:XfFqvPL:A:s:S:M:N:c:C:", long_options, NULL)) != -1) {
 		switch (i) {
 		case 0:
 			break;
@@ -2068,7 +2074,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 			break;
 
 		case 'o':
-			outdir = optarg;
+			out_mbtiles = optarg;
+			break;
+
+		case 'e':
+			out_directory = optarg;
 			break;
 
 		case 'x':
@@ -2269,16 +2279,24 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Forcing -g0 since -B or -r is not known\n");
 	}
 
-	if (outdir == NULL) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s: must specify -o out.mbtiles\n", argv[0]);
+	if (out_mbtiles == NULL && out_directory == NULL) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s: must specify -o out.mbtiles or -e directory\n", argv[0]);
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
-	if (force) {
-		unlink(outdir);
+	if (out_mbtiles != NULL && out_directory != NULL) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s: Options -o and -e cannot be used together\n", argv[0]);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	if (out_mbtiles != NULL) {
+		if (force) {
+			unlink(out_mbtiles);
+		}
+
+		outdb = mbtiles_open(out_mbtiles, argv, forcetable);
 	}
 
-	sqlite3 *outdb = mbtiles_open(outdir, argv, forcetable);
 	int ret = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 
 	for (i = optind; i < argc; i++) {
@@ -2303,9 +2321,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
 	long long file_bbox[4] = {UINT_MAX, UINT_MAX, 0, 0};
 
-	ret = read_input(sources, name ? name : outdir, maxzoom, minzoom, basezoom, basezoom_marker_width, outdb, &exclude, &include, exclude_all, droprate, buffer, tmpdir, gamma, read_parallel, forcetable, attribution, gamma != 0, file_bbox, prefilter, postfilter, description);
+	ret = read_input(sources, name ? name : out_mbtiles ? out_mbtiles : out_directory, maxzoom, minzoom, basezoom, basezoom_marker_width, outdb, out_directory, &exclude, &include, exclude_all, droprate, buffer, tmpdir, gamma, read_parallel, forcetable, attribution, gamma != 0, file_bbox, prefilter, postfilter, description);
 
-	mbtiles_close(outdb, argv);
+	if (outdb != NULL) {
+		mbtiles_close(outdb, argv);
+	}
 
 #ifdef MTRACE
 	muntrace();
diff --git a/man/tippecanoe.1 b/man/tippecanoe.1
index e6efd76..40615d1 100644
--- a/man/tippecanoe.1
+++ b/man/tippecanoe.1
@@ -60,12 +60,16 @@ specified, the files are all merged into the single named layer, even if they tr
 \-n \fIname\fP or \-\-name=\fIname\fP: Human\-readable name for the tileset (default file.json)
 .IP \(bu 2
 \-A \fItext\fP or \-\-attribution=\fItext\fP: Attribution (HTML) to be shown with maps that use data from this tileset.
+.IP \(bu 2
+\-N \fIdescription\fP or \-\-description=\fIdescription\fP: Description for the tileset (default file.mbtiles)
 .RE
 .SS File control
 .RS
 .IP \(bu 2
 \-o \fIfile\fP\&.mbtiles or \-\-output=\fIfile\fP\&.mbtiles: Name the output file.
 .IP \(bu 2
+\-e \fIdirectory\fP or \-\-output\-directory=\fIdirectory\fP: Write tiles to the specified \fIdirectory\fP instead of to an mbtiles file.
+.IP \(bu 2
 \-f or \-\-force: Delete the mbtiles file if it already exists instead of giving an error
 .IP \(bu 2
 \-F or \-\-allow\-existing: Proceed (without deleting existing data) if the metadata or tiles table already exists
@@ -188,6 +192,8 @@ which may not be what you want.
 .IP \(bu 2
 \-pt or \-\-no\-tiny\-polygon\-reduction: Don't combine the area of very small polygons into small squares that represent their combined area.
 .IP \(bu 2
+\-pC or \-\-no\-tile\-compression: Don't compress the PBF vector tile data.
+.IP \(bu 2
 \-q or \-\-quiet: Work quietly instead of reporting progress
 .RE
 .SS Filters
diff --git a/mbtiles.cpp b/mbtiles.cpp
index 7f6b5c2..d5291cf 100644
--- a/mbtiles.cpp
+++ b/mbtiles.cpp
@@ -126,11 +126,23 @@ bool type_and_string::operator<(const type_and_string &o) const {
 	return false;
 }
 
-void mbtiles_write_metadata(sqlite3 *outdb, const char *fname, int minzoom, int maxzoom, double minlat, double minlon, double maxlat, double maxlon, double midlat, double midlon, int forcetable, const char *attribution, std::map<std::string, layermap_entry> const &layermap, bool vector, const char *description) {
+void mbtiles_write_metadata(sqlite3 *outdb, const char *outdir, const char *fname, int minzoom, int maxzoom, double minlat, double minlon, double maxlat, double maxlon, double midlat, double midlon, int forcetable, const char *attribution, std::map<std::string, layermap_entry> const &layermap, bool vector, const char *description) {
 	char *sql, *err;
 
+	sqlite3 *db = outdb;
+	if (outdb == NULL) {
+		if (sqlite3_open("", &db) != SQLITE_OK) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Temporary db: %s\n", sqlite3_errmsg(db));
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		}
+		if (sqlite3_exec(db, "CREATE TABLE metadata (name text, value text);", NULL, NULL, &err) != SQLITE_OK) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Create metadata table: %s\n", err);
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		}
+	}
+
 	sql = sqlite3_mprintf("INSERT INTO metadata (name, value) VALUES ('name', %Q);", fname);
-	if (sqlite3_exec(outdb, sql, NULL, NULL, &err) != SQLITE_OK) {
+	if (sqlite3_exec(db, sql, NULL, NULL, &err) != SQLITE_OK) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "set name in metadata: %s\n", err);
 		if (!forcetable) {
 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
@@ -139,7 +151,7 @@ void mbtiles_write_metadata(sqlite3 *outdb, const char *fname, int minzoom, int
 	sqlite3_free(sql);
 
 	sql = sqlite3_mprintf("INSERT INTO metadata (name, value) VALUES ('description', %Q);", description != NULL ? description : fname);
-	if (sqlite3_exec(outdb, sql, NULL, NULL, &err) != SQLITE_OK) {
+	if (sqlite3_exec(db, sql, NULL, NULL, &err) != SQLITE_OK) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "set description in metadata: %s\n", err);
 		if (!forcetable) {
 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
@@ -148,7 +160,7 @@ void mbtiles_write_metadata(sqlite3 *outdb, const char *fname, int minzoom, int
 	sqlite3_free(sql);
 
 	sql = sqlite3_mprintf("INSERT INTO metadata (name, value) VALUES ('version', %d);", 2);
-	if (sqlite3_exec(outdb, sql, NULL, NULL, &err) != SQLITE_OK) {
+	if (sqlite3_exec(db, sql, NULL, NULL, &err) != SQLITE_OK) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "set version : %s\n", err);
 		if (!forcetable) {
 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
@@ -157,7 +169,7 @@ void mbtiles_write_metadata(sqlite3 *outdb, const char *fname, int minzoom, int
 	sqlite3_free(sql);
 
 	sql = sqlite3_mprintf("INSERT INTO metadata (name, value) VALUES ('minzoom', %d);", minzoom);
-	if (sqlite3_exec(outdb, sql, NULL, NULL, &err) != SQLITE_OK) {
+	if (sqlite3_exec(db, sql, NULL, NULL, &err) != SQLITE_OK) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "set minzoom: %s\n", err);
 		if (!forcetable) {
 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
@@ -166,7 +178,7 @@ void mbtiles_write_metadata(sqlite3 *outdb, const char *fname, int minzoom, int
 	sqlite3_free(sql);
 
 	sql = sqlite3_mprintf("INSERT INTO metadata (name, value) VALUES ('maxzoom', %d);", maxzoom);
-	if (sqlite3_exec(outdb, sql, NULL, NULL, &err) != SQLITE_OK) {
+	if (sqlite3_exec(db, sql, NULL, NULL, &err) != SQLITE_OK) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "set maxzoom: %s\n", err);
 		if (!forcetable) {
 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
@@ -175,7 +187,7 @@ void mbtiles_write_metadata(sqlite3 *outdb, const char *fname, int minzoom, int
 	sqlite3_free(sql);
 
 	sql = sqlite3_mprintf("INSERT INTO metadata (name, value) VALUES ('center', '%f,%f,%d');", midlon, midlat, maxzoom);
-	if (sqlite3_exec(outdb, sql, NULL, NULL, &err) != SQLITE_OK) {
+	if (sqlite3_exec(db, sql, NULL, NULL, &err) != SQLITE_OK) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "set center: %s\n", err);
 		if (!forcetable) {
 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
@@ -184,7 +196,7 @@ void mbtiles_write_metadata(sqlite3 *outdb, const char *fname, int minzoom, int
 	sqlite3_free(sql);
 
 	sql = sqlite3_mprintf("INSERT INTO metadata (name, value) VALUES ('bounds', '%f,%f,%f,%f');", minlon, minlat, maxlon, maxlat);
-	if (sqlite3_exec(outdb, sql, NULL, NULL, &err) != SQLITE_OK) {
+	if (sqlite3_exec(db, sql, NULL, NULL, &err) != SQLITE_OK) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "set bounds: %s\n", err);
 		if (!forcetable) {
 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
@@ -193,7 +205,7 @@ void mbtiles_write_metadata(sqlite3 *outdb, const char *fname, int minzoom, int
 	sqlite3_free(sql);
 
 	sql = sqlite3_mprintf("INSERT INTO metadata (name, value) VALUES ('type', %Q);", "overlay");
-	if (sqlite3_exec(outdb, sql, NULL, NULL, &err) != SQLITE_OK) {
+	if (sqlite3_exec(db, sql, NULL, NULL, &err) != SQLITE_OK) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "set type: %s\n", err);
 		if (!forcetable) {
 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
@@ -203,7 +215,7 @@ void mbtiles_write_metadata(sqlite3 *outdb, const char *fname, int minzoom, int
 
 	if (attribution != NULL) {
 		sql = sqlite3_mprintf("INSERT INTO metadata (name, value) VALUES ('attribution', %Q);", attribution);
-		if (sqlite3_exec(outdb, sql, NULL, NULL, &err) != SQLITE_OK) {
+		if (sqlite3_exec(db, sql, NULL, NULL, &err) != SQLITE_OK) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "set type: %s\n", err);
 			if (!forcetable) {
 				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
@@ -213,7 +225,7 @@ void mbtiles_write_metadata(sqlite3 *outdb, const char *fname, int minzoom, int
 	}
 
 	sql = sqlite3_mprintf("INSERT INTO metadata (name, value) VALUES ('format', %Q);", vector ? "pbf" : "png");
-	if (sqlite3_exec(outdb, sql, NULL, NULL, &err) != SQLITE_OK) {
+	if (sqlite3_exec(db, sql, NULL, NULL, &err) != SQLITE_OK) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "set format: %s\n", err);
 		if (!forcetable) {
 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
@@ -271,7 +283,7 @@ void mbtiles_write_metadata(sqlite3 *outdb, const char *fname, int minzoom, int
 		aprintf(&buf, " ] }");
 
 		sql = sqlite3_mprintf("INSERT INTO metadata (name, value) VALUES ('json', %Q);", buf.c_str());
-		if (sqlite3_exec(outdb, sql, NULL, NULL, &err) != SQLITE_OK) {
+		if (sqlite3_exec(db, sql, NULL, NULL, &err) != SQLITE_OK) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "set json: %s\n", err);
 			if (!forcetable) {
 				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
@@ -279,6 +291,45 @@ void mbtiles_write_metadata(sqlite3 *outdb, const char *fname, int minzoom, int
 		}
 		sqlite3_free(sql);
 	}
+
+	if (outdir != NULL) {
+		std::string metadata = std::string(outdir) + "/metadata.json";
+		FILE *fp = fopen(metadata.c_str(), "w");
+		if (fp == NULL) {
+			perror(metadata.c_str());
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		}
+
+		fprintf(fp, "{\n");
+
+		sqlite3_stmt *stmt;
+		bool first = true;
+		if (sqlite3_prepare_v2(db, "SELECT name, value from metadata;", -1, &stmt, NULL) == SQLITE_OK) {
+			while (sqlite3_step(stmt) == SQLITE_ROW) {
+				std::string key, value;
+
+				quote(key, (const char *) sqlite3_column_text(stmt, 0));
+				quote(value, (const char *) sqlite3_column_text(stmt, 1));
+
+				if (!first) {
+					fprintf(fp, ",\n");
+				}
+				fprintf(fp, "    \"%s\": \"%s\"", key.c_str(), value.c_str());
+				first = false;
+			}
+			sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
+		}
+
+		fprintf(fp, "\n}\n");
+		fclose(fp);
+	}
+
+	if (outdb == NULL) {
+		if (sqlite3_close(db) != SQLITE_OK) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Could not close temp database: %s\n", sqlite3_errmsg(db));
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 void mbtiles_close(sqlite3 *outdb, char **argv) {
diff --git a/mbtiles.hpp b/mbtiles.hpp
index 4fb18b1..dbe93cd 100644
--- a/mbtiles.hpp
+++ b/mbtiles.hpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ sqlite3 *mbtiles_open(char *dbname, char **argv, int forcetable);
 
 void mbtiles_write_tile(sqlite3 *outdb, int z, int tx, int ty, const char *data, int size);
 
-void mbtiles_write_metadata(sqlite3 *outdb, const char *fname, int minzoom, int maxzoom, double minlat, double minlon, double maxlat, double maxlon, double midlat, double midlon, int forcetable, const char *attribution, std::map<std::string, layermap_entry> const &layermap, bool vector, const char *description);
+void mbtiles_write_metadata(sqlite3 *outdb, const char *outdir, const char *fname, int minzoom, int maxzoom, double minlat, double minlon, double maxlat, double maxlon, double midlat, double midlon, int forcetable, const char *attribution, std::map<std::string, layermap_entry> const &layermap, bool vector, const char *description);
 
 void mbtiles_close(sqlite3 *outdb, char **argv);
 
diff --git a/mvt.cpp b/mvt.cpp
index fa3f924..bee7473 100644
--- a/mvt.cpp
+++ b/mvt.cpp
@@ -370,10 +370,7 @@ std::string mvt_tile::encode() {
 		writer.add_message(3, layer_string);
 	}
 
-	std::string compressed;
-	compress(data, compressed);
-
-	return compressed;
+	return data;
 }
 
 bool mvt_value::operator<(const mvt_value &o) const {
diff --git a/options.hpp b/options.hpp
index 4079369..6081d7d 100644
--- a/options.hpp
+++ b/options.hpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #define P_CLIPPING ((int) 'c')
 #define P_DUPLICATION ((int) 'D')
 #define P_TINY_POLYGON_REDUCTION ((int) 't')
+#define P_TILE_COMPRESSION ((int) 'C')
 
 extern int prevent[256];
 extern int additional[256];
diff --git a/rawtiles.cpp b/rawtiles.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c7ecc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rawtiles.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <string>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include "rawtiles.hpp"
+
+void write_raw_tile(const char *outdir, int z, int tx, int ty, std::string const &pbf) {
+	mkdir(outdir, S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO);
+	std::string curdir(outdir);
+	std::string slash("/");
+	std::string newdir = curdir + slash + std::to_string(z);
+	mkdir(newdir.c_str(), S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO);
+	newdir = newdir + "/" + std::to_string(tx);
+	mkdir(newdir.c_str(), S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO);
+	newdir = newdir + "/" + std::to_string(ty) + ".pbf";
+
+	std::ofstream pbfFile(newdir, std::ios::out | std::ios::binary);
+	pbfFile.write(pbf.data(), pbf.size());
+	pbfFile.close();
+}
diff --git a/rawtiles.hpp b/rawtiles.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a332c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rawtiles.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+void write_raw_tile(const char *outdir, int z, int tx, int ty, std::string const &pbf);
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diff --git a/tests/raw-tiles/compare/metadata.json b/tests/raw-tiles/compare/metadata.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c83c17c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/raw-tiles/compare/metadata.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+    "name": "tests/raw-tiles/raw-tiles",
+    "description": "tests/raw-tiles/raw-tiles",
+    "version": "2",
+    "minzoom": "0",
+    "maxzoom": "14",
+    "center": "-122.662354,45.514045,14",
+    "bounds": "-122.682427,45.512332,-122.654961,45.569975",
+    "type": "overlay",
+    "format": "pbf",
+    "json": "{\"vector_layers\": [ { \"id\": \"hackspotsgeojson\", \"description\": \"\", \"minzoom\": 0, \"maxzoom\": 14, \"fields\": {\"Address\": \"String\", \"Name\": \"String\", \"Notes\": \"String\"} } ] }"
+}
diff --git a/tests/raw-tiles/hackspots.geojson b/tests/raw-tiles/hackspots.geojson
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f6e981
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/raw-tiles/hackspots.geojson
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+{
+  "type": "FeatureCollection",
+  "features": [
+    {
+      "type": "Feature",
+      "properties": {
+        "Name": "Albina Press",
+        "Address": "4637 N Albina Ave  Portland, OR 97217",
+        "Notes": "usually busy, outlets on side wall only"
+      },
+      "geometry": {
+        "type": "Point",
+        "coordinates": [
+          -122.67516911029816,
+          45.55673233031101
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "Feature",
+      "properties": {
+        "Name": "Arbor Lodge",
+        "Address": "1507 N Rosa Parks Way  Portland, OR 97217",
+        "Notes": ""
+      },
+      "geometry": {
+        "type": "Point",
+        "coordinates": [
+          -122.68242716789246,
+          45.56997505986905
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "Feature",
+      "properties": {
+        "Name": "Three Friends Coffeehouse",
+        "Address": "201 SE 12th Ave, Portland, OR 97214",
+        "Notes": ""
+      },
+      "geometry": {
+        "type": "Point",
+        "coordinates": [
+          -122.65496134757996,
+          45.5212590460849
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "Feature",
+      "properties": {
+        "Name": "Lucky Labrador Brew Pub",
+        "Address": "915 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Portland, OR 97214",
+        "Notes": "Dog friendly"
+      },
+      "geometry": {
+        "type": "Point",
+        "coordinates": [
+          -122.65625953674315,
+          45.512331780814186
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tile-join.cpp b/tile-join.cpp
index f22c243..46f2c07 100644
--- a/tile-join.cpp
+++ b/tile-join.cpp
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
 	decode(readers, csv, layermap, outdb, &st, header, mapping, exclude, ifmatched, attribution, description);
 
-	mbtiles_write_metadata(outdb, outfile, st.minzoom, st.maxzoom, st.minlat, st.minlon, st.maxlat, st.maxlon, st.midlat, st.midlon, 0, attribution.size() != 0 ? attribution.c_str() : NULL, layermap, true, description.c_str());
+	mbtiles_write_metadata(outdb, NULL, outfile, st.minzoom, st.maxzoom, st.minlat, st.minlon, st.maxlat, st.maxlon, st.midlat, st.midlon, 0, attribution.size() != 0 ? attribution.c_str() : NULL, layermap, true, description.c_str());
 	mbtiles_close(outdb, argv);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/tile.cpp b/tile.cpp
index 2752634..bb86f9d 100644
--- a/tile.cpp
+++ b/tile.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include "mvt.hpp"
 #include "mbtiles.hpp"
+#include "rawtiles.hpp"
 #include "geometry.hpp"
 #include "tile.hpp"
 #include "pool.hpp"
@@ -1137,6 +1138,7 @@ struct write_tile_args {
 	int min_detail;
 	int basezoom;
 	sqlite3 *outdb;
+	const char *outdir;
 	double droprate;
 	int buffer;
 	const char *fname;
@@ -1390,7 +1392,7 @@ void *run_prefilter(void *v) {
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-long long write_tile(FILE *geoms, long long *geompos_in, char *metabase, char *stringpool, int z, unsigned tx, unsigned ty, int detail, int min_detail, int basezoom, sqlite3 *outdb, double droprate, int buffer, const char *fname, FILE **geomfile, int minzoom, int maxzoom, double todo, volatile long long *along, long long alongminus, double gamma, int child_shards, long long *meta_off, long long *pool_off, unsigned *initial_x, unsigned *initial_y, volatile int *running, double simplification, std::vector<std::map<std::string, layermap_entry>> *layermaps, std::vector<std::vector<std::string>> *layer_unmaps, size_t tiling_seg, size_t pass, size_t passes, unsigned long long mingap, long long minextent, double fraction, const char *prefilter, const char *postfilter, write_tile_args *arg) {
+long long write_tile(FILE *geoms, long long *geompos_in, char *metabase, char *stringpool, int z, unsigned tx, unsigned ty, int detail, int min_detail, int basezoom, sqlite3 *outdb, const char *outdir, double droprate, int buffer, const char *fname, FILE **geomfile, int minzoom, int maxzoom, double todo, volatile long long *along, long long alongminus, double gamma, int child_shards, long long *meta_off, long long *pool_off, unsigned *initial_x, unsigned *initial_y, volatile int *running, double simplification, std::vector<std::map<std::string, layermap_entry>> *layermaps, std::vector<std::vector<std::string>> *layer_unmaps, size_t tiling_seg, size_t pass, size_t passes, unsigned long long mingap, long long minextent, double fraction, const char *prefilter, const char *postfilter, write_tile_args *arg) {
 	int line_detail;
 	double merge_fraction = 1;
 	double mingap_fraction = 1;
@@ -1933,7 +1935,14 @@ long long write_tile(FILE *geoms, long long *geompos_in, char *metabase, char *s
 				}
 			}
 
-			std::string compressed = tile.encode();
+			std::string compressed;
+			std::string pbf = tile.encode();
+
+			if (!prevent[P_TILE_COMPRESSION]) {
+				compress(pbf, compressed);
+			} else {
+				compressed = pbf;
+			}
 
 			if (compressed.size() > max_tile_size && !prevent[P_KILOBYTE_LIMIT]) {
 				if (!quiet) {
@@ -2005,7 +2014,11 @@ long long write_tile(FILE *geoms, long long *geompos_in, char *metabase, char *s
 						exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 					}
 
-					mbtiles_write_tile(outdb, z, tx, ty, compressed.data(), compressed.size());
+					if (outdb != NULL) {
+						mbtiles_write_tile(outdb, z, tx, ty, compressed.data(), compressed.size());
+					} else if (outdir != NULL) {
+						write_raw_tile(outdir, z, tx, ty, compressed);
+					}
 
 					if (pthread_mutex_unlock(&db_lock) != 0) {
 						perror("pthread_mutex_unlock");
@@ -2067,7 +2080,7 @@ void *run_thread(void *vargs) {
 
 			// fprintf(stderr, "%d/%u/%u\n", z, x, y);
 
-			long long len = write_tile(geom, &geompos, arg->metabase, arg->stringpool, z, x, y, z == arg->maxzoom ? arg->full_detail : arg->low_detail, arg->min_detail, arg->basezoom, arg->outdb, arg->droprate, arg->buffer, arg->fname, arg->geomfile, arg->minzoom, arg->maxzoom, arg->todo, arg->along, geompos, arg->gamma, arg->child_shards, arg->meta_off, arg->pool_off, arg->initial_x, arg->initial_y, arg->running, arg->simplification, arg->layermaps, arg->layer_unmaps, arg->tiling_seg, arg->pass, arg->passes, arg->mingap, arg->minextent, arg->fraction, arg->prefilter, arg->postfilter, arg);
+			long long len = write_tile(geom, &geompos, arg->metabase, arg->stringpool, z, x, y, z == arg->maxzoom ? arg->full_detail : arg->low_detail, arg->min_detail, arg->basezoom, arg->outdb, arg->outdir, arg->droprate, arg->buffer, arg->fname, arg->geomfile, arg->minzoom, arg->maxzoom, arg->todo, arg->along, geompos, arg->gamma, arg->child_shards, arg->meta_off, arg->pool_off, arg->initial_x, arg->initial_y, arg->running, arg->simplification, arg->layermaps, arg->layer_unmaps, arg->tiling_seg, arg->pass, arg->passes, arg->mingap, arg->minextent, arg->fraction, arg->prefilter, arg->postfilter, arg);
 
 			if (len < 0) {
 				int *err = &arg->err;
@@ -2132,7 +2145,7 @@ void *run_thread(void *vargs) {
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-int traverse_zooms(int *geomfd, off_t *geom_size, char *metabase, char *stringpool, unsigned *midx, unsigned *midy, int maxzoom, int minzoom, int basezoom, sqlite3 *outdb, double droprate, int buffer, const char *fname, const char *tmpdir, double gamma, int full_detail, int low_detail, int min_detail, long long *meta_off, long long *pool_off, unsigned *initial_x, unsigned *initial_y, double simplification, std::vector<std::map<std::string, layermap_entry>> &layermaps, const char *prefilter, const char *postfilter) {
+int traverse_zooms(int *geomfd, off_t *geom_size, char *metabase, char *stringpool, unsigned *midx, unsigned *midy, int maxzoom, int minzoom, int basezoom, sqlite3 *outdb, const char *outdir, double droprate, int buffer, const char *fname, const char *tmpdir, double gamma, int full_detail, int low_detail, int min_detail, long long *meta_off, long long *pool_off, unsigned *initial_x, unsigned *initial_y, double simplification, std::vector<std::map<std::string, layermap_entry>> &layermaps, const char *prefilter, const char *postfilter) {
 	// The existing layermaps are one table per input thread.
 	// We need to add another one per *tiling* thread so that it can be
 	// safely changed during tiling.
@@ -2275,6 +2288,7 @@ int traverse_zooms(int *geomfd, off_t *geom_size, char *metabase, char *stringpo
 				args[thread].min_detail = min_detail;
 				args[thread].basezoom = basezoom;
 				args[thread].outdb = outdb;  // locked with db_lock
+				args[thread].outdir = outdir;
 				args[thread].droprate = droprate;
 				args[thread].buffer = buffer;
 				args[thread].fname = fname;
diff --git a/tile.hpp b/tile.hpp
index 6d3f0ca..b250300 100644
--- a/tile.hpp
+++ b/tile.hpp
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-int traverse_zooms(int *geomfd, off_t *geom_size, char *metabase, char *stringpool, unsigned *midx, unsigned *midy, int maxzoom, int minzoom, int basezoom, sqlite3 *outdb, double droprate, int buffer, const char *fname, const char *tmpdir, double gamma, int full_detail, int low_detail, int min_detail, long long *meta_off, long long *pool_off, unsigned *initial_x, unsigned *initial_y, double simplification, std::vector<std::map<std::string, layermap_entry> > &layermap, const char *prefilter, const char *postfilter);
+int traverse_zooms(int *geomfd, off_t *geom_size, char *metabase, char *stringpool, unsigned *midx, unsigned *midy, int maxzoom, int minzoom, int basezoom, sqlite3 *outdb, const char *outdir, double droprate, int buffer, const char *fname, const char *tmpdir, double gamma, int full_detail, int low_detail, int min_detail, long long *meta_off, long long *pool_off, unsigned *initial_x, unsigned *initial_y, double simplification, std::vector<std::map<std::string, layermap_entry> > &layermap, const char *prefilter, const char *postfilter);
 
 int manage_gap(unsigned long long index, unsigned long long *previndex, double scale, double gamma, double *gap);
diff --git a/version.hpp b/version.hpp
index 3b4aad7..b44031b 100644
--- a/version.hpp
+++ b/version.hpp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define VERSION "tippecanoe v1.16.13\n"
+#define VERSION "tippecanoe v1.16.14\n"