diff --git a/cookbook/provider/dropbox.py b/cookbook/provider/dropbox.py
index c6641202e..0782c1339 100644
--- a/cookbook/provider/dropbox.py
+++ b/cookbook/provider/dropbox.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import base64
 import os
 from datetime import datetime
 
@@ -89,14 +90,14 @@ class Dropbox(Provider):
         return response['url']
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_cors_link(recipe):
+    def get_base64_file(recipe):
         if not recipe.link:
             recipe.link = Dropbox.get_share_link(recipe)
             recipe.save()
 
-        recipe.cors_link = recipe.link.replace('www.dropbox.', 'dl.dropboxusercontent.')
+        response = requests.get(recipe.link.replace('www.dropbox.', 'dl.dropboxusercontent.'))
 
-        return recipe.cors_link
+        return base64.b64encode(response.content)
 
     @staticmethod
     def rename_file(recipe, new_name):
diff --git a/cookbook/provider/nextcloud.py b/cookbook/provider/nextcloud.py
index 1b50e8e3e..2c36ff4d7 100644
--- a/cookbook/provider/nextcloud.py
+++ b/cookbook/provider/nextcloud.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+import base64
 import os
+import tempfile
 from datetime import datetime
 import webdav3.client as wc
 import requests
-
+from io import BytesIO
 from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth
 
 from cookbook.models import Recipe, RecipeImport, SyncLog
@@ -81,6 +83,20 @@ class Nextcloud(Provider):
 
         return Nextcloud.create_share_link(recipe)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_base64_file(recipe):
+        client = Nextcloud.get_client(recipe.storage)
+
+        tmp_file_path = tempfile.gettempdir() + '/' + recipe.name + '.pdf'
+
+        client.download_file(remote_path=recipe.file_path, local_path=tmp_file_path)
+
+        val = base64.b64encode(open(tmp_file_path, 'rb').read())
+
+        os.remove(tmp_file_path)
+
+        return val
+
     @staticmethod
     def rename_file(recipe, new_name):
         client = Nextcloud.get_client(recipe.storage)
diff --git a/cookbook/provider/provider.py b/cookbook/provider/provider.py
index ad84430ec..c7528f27b 100644
--- a/cookbook/provider/provider.py
+++ b/cookbook/provider/provider.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class Provider:
         raise Exception('Method not implemented in storage provider')
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_cors_link(recipe):
+    def get_base64_file(recipe):
         raise Exception('Method not implemented in storage provider')
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/cookbook/templates/recipe_view.html b/cookbook/templates/recipe_view.html
index a2b60eb78..df010dd89 100644
--- a/cookbook/templates/recipe_view.html
+++ b/cookbook/templates/recipe_view.html
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@
                 <div class="col col-md-12" style="margin-top: 2vh">
                     <div class="loader" id="id_loader"></div>
                     <canvas id="id_pdf_canvas" class="border"></canvas>
+                    <div class="alert alert-warning" role="alert" id="id_warning_no_preview" style="display: none">
+                        {% trans 'Cloud not show a file preview. Maybe its not a PDF ?' %}
+                    </div>
                 </div>
 
                 <div class="col col-md-12" style="margin-top: 2vh">
@@ -168,58 +171,53 @@
                     </div>
                 </div>
 
-
                 <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/pdf.js/2.3.200/pdf.min.js"
                         integrity="sha256-J4Z8Fhj2MITUakMQatkqOVdtqodUlwHtQ/ey6fSsudE="
                         crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
 
                 <script type="text/javascript">
-                    var url = "{% url 'api_get_cors_file_link' recipe_id=12345 %}".replace(/12345/, {{ recipe.id }});
+                    var url = "{% url 'api_get_recipe_file' recipe_id=12345 %}".replace(/12345/, {{ recipe.id }});
                     $('#id_pdf_canvas').hide();
+
                     var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
                     xhttp.onreadystatechange = function () {
                         if (this.readyState === 4 && this.status === 200) {
-                            var url = this.responseText;
+                            var base64Pdf = atob(this.responseText);
                             $('#id_loader').hide();
 
-                            if (url === "None") {
-                                // direct previews are not supported for this provider
-                                //TODO implement something useful for providers not allowing cors links
-                            } else {
-                                var loadingTask = pdfjsLib.getDocument(url);
-                                loadingTask.promise.then(function (pdf) {
-                                    $('#id_pdf_canvas').show();
+                            var loadingTask = pdfjsLib.getDocument({data: base64Pdf});
+                            loadingTask.promise.then(function (pdf) {
+                                $('#id_pdf_canvas').show();
 
-                                    // Fetch the first page
-                                    var pageNumber = 1;
-                                    pdf.getPage(pageNumber).then(function (page) {
+                                // Fetch the first page
+                                var pageNumber = 1;
+                                pdf.getPage(pageNumber).then(function (page) {
+                                    var scale = 1.5;
+                                    var viewport = page.getViewport({scale: scale * 0.8});
 
+                                    // Prepare canvas using PDF page dimensions
+                                    var canvas = document.getElementById('id_pdf_canvas');
+                                    var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
+                                    canvas.height = viewport.height;
+                                    canvas.width = viewport.width;
 
-                                        var scale = 1.5;
-                                        var viewport = page.getViewport({scale: scale * 0.8});
-
-                                        // Prepare canvas using PDF page dimensions
-                                        var canvas = document.getElementById('id_pdf_canvas');
-                                        var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
-                                        canvas.height = viewport.height;
-                                        canvas.width = viewport.width;
-
-                                        // Render PDF page into canvas context
-                                        var renderContext = {
-                                            canvasContext: context,
-                                            viewport: viewport
-                                        };
-                                        var renderTask = page.render(renderContext);
-                                        renderTask.promise.then(function () {
-                                            console.log('Page rendered');
-                                        });
+                                    // Render PDF page into canvas context
+                                    var renderContext = {
+                                        canvasContext: context,
+                                        viewport: viewport
+                                    };
+                                    var renderTask = page.render(renderContext);
+                                    renderTask.promise.then(function () {
+                                        console.log('Page rendered');
                                     });
-                                }, function (reason) {
-                                    // PDF loading error
-                                    console.error(reason);
                                 });
-                            }
+                            }, function (reason) {
+                                // PDF loading error
+                                console.error(reason);
+                                $('#id_warning_no_preview').show()
+                            });
                         }
+
                     };
                     xhttp.open("GET", url, true);
                     xhttp.send();
diff --git a/cookbook/urls.py b/cookbook/urls.py
index c0cdc0de8..1b13c478e 100644
--- a/cookbook/urls.py
+++ b/cookbook/urls.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('data/statistics', data.statistics, name='data_stats'),
 
     path('api/get_external_file_link/<int:recipe_id>/', api.get_external_file_link, name='api_get_external_file_link'),
-    path('api/get_cors_file_link/<int:recipe_id>/', api.get_cors_file_link, name='api_get_cors_file_link'),
+    path('api/get_recipe_file/<int:recipe_id>/', api.get_recipe_file, name='api_get_recipe_file'),
 
     path('api/sync_all/', api.sync_all, name='api_sync'),
 
diff --git a/cookbook/views/api.py b/cookbook/views/api.py
index 12405048f..1e8a728eb 100644
--- a/cookbook/views/api.py
+++ b/cookbook/views/api.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from django.contrib import messages
-from django.http import HttpResponse
+from django.http import HttpResponse, FileResponse
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
@@ -10,21 +10,18 @@ from cookbook.provider.dropbox import Dropbox
 from cookbook.provider.nextcloud import Nextcloud
 
 
-def update_recipe_links(recipe):
+def get_recipe_provider(recipe):
     if recipe.storage.method == Storage.DROPBOX:
-        provider = Dropbox
+        return Dropbox
     elif recipe.storage.method == Storage.NEXTCLOUD:
-        provider = Nextcloud
+        return Nextcloud
     else:
         raise Exception('Provider not implemented')
 
+
+def update_recipe_links(recipe):
     if not recipe.link:
-        recipe.link = provider.get_share_link(recipe)  # TODO response validation in apis
-    if not recipe.cors_link:
-        try:
-            recipe.cors_link = provider.get_cors_link(recipe)
-        except Exception:
-            pass
+        recipe.link = get_recipe_provider(recipe).get_share_link(recipe)  # TODO response validation in apis
 
     recipe.save()
 
@@ -39,12 +36,12 @@ def get_external_file_link(request, recipe_id):
 
 
 @login_required
-def get_cors_file_link(request, recipe_id):
+def get_recipe_file(request, recipe_id):
     recipe = Recipe.objects.get(id=recipe_id)
     if not recipe.cors_link:
         update_recipe_links(recipe)
 
-    return HttpResponse(recipe.cors_link)
+    return HttpResponse(get_recipe_provider(recipe).get_base64_file(recipe))
 
 
 @login_required