diff --git a/babel.config.js b/babel.config.js
index 659c0d744..5697c999a 100644
--- a/babel.config.js
+++ b/babel.config.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ module.exports = api => {
   return {
     presets: ['@babel/env', '@babel/react', '@babel/flow'],
     plugins: [
-      '@babel/plugin-syntax-dynamic-import',
       'import-glob',
       '@babel/plugin-transform-runtime',
       ['@babel/plugin-proposal-decorators', { decoratorsBeforeExport: true }],
diff --git a/static/app-strings.json b/static/app-strings.json
index fac2a112c..836d74cfe 100644
--- a/static/app-strings.json
+++ b/static/app-strings.json
@@ -903,4 +903,4 @@
   "Reach out to hello@lbry.com for help, or check out %help_link%.": "Reach out to hello@lbry.com for help, or check out %help_link%.",
   "You're not following any tags. Smash that %customize% button!": "You're not following any tags. Smash that %customize% button!",
   "customize": "customize"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/ui/component/fileRender/view.jsx b/ui/component/fileRender/view.jsx
index a87757b27..9f8557e7a 100644
--- a/ui/component/fileRender/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/fileRender/view.jsx
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ import path from 'path';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import Yrbl from 'component/yrbl';
 
-// @if TARGET='app'
 import DocumentViewer from 'component/viewers/documentViewer';
-import DocxViewer from 'component/viewers/docxViewer';
-import HtmlViewer from 'component/viewers/htmlViewer';
 import PdfViewer from 'component/viewers/pdfViewer';
+import HtmlViewer from 'component/viewers/htmlViewer';
+// @if TARGET='app'
+import DocxViewer from 'component/viewers/docxViewer';
 import ComicBookViewer from 'component/viewers/comicBookViewer';
 import ThreeViewer from 'component/viewers/threeViewer';
 // @endif
@@ -102,26 +102,33 @@ class FileRender extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
       // Add routes to viewer...
     };
 
+    // Supported contentTypes
+    const contentTypes = {
+      'application/pdf': <PdfViewer source={downloadPath || source} />,
+      'text/html': <HtmlViewer source={downloadPath || source} />,
+      'text/htm': <HtmlViewer source={downloadPath || source} />,
+    };
+
     // Supported fileType
     const fileTypes = {
       // @if TARGET='app'
-      pdf: <PdfViewer source={downloadPath} />,
       docx: <DocxViewer source={downloadPath} />,
-      html: <HtmlViewer source={downloadPath} />,
-      htm: <HtmlViewer source={downloadPath} />,
       // @endif
       // Add routes to viewer...
     };
 
-    // Check for a valid fileType or mediaType
-    let viewer = (fileType && fileTypes[fileType]) || mediaTypes[mediaType];
+    // Check for a valid fileType, mediaType, or contentType
+    let viewer = (fileType && fileTypes[fileType]) || mediaTypes[mediaType] || contentTypes[contentType];
 
     // Check for Human-readable files
     if (!viewer && readableFiles.includes(mediaType)) {
       viewer = (
         <DocumentViewer
           source={{
-            stream: options => fs.createReadStream(downloadPath, options),
+            // @if TARGET='app'
+            file: options => fs.createReadStream(downloadPath, options),
+            // @endif
+            stream: source,
             fileType,
             contentType,
           }}
diff --git a/ui/component/fileViewer/index.js b/ui/component/fileViewer/index.js
index 3dce437cc..8e7f5db1f 100644
--- a/ui/component/fileViewer/index.js
+++ b/ui/component/fileViewer/index.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   makeSelectThumbnailForUri,
   makeSelectStreamingUrlForUri,
   makeSelectMediaTypeForUri,
+  makeSelectContentTypeForUri,
   makeSelectUriIsStreamable,
   makeSelectTitleForUri,
 } from 'lbry-redux';
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ const select = (state, props) => {
     title: makeSelectTitleForUri(uri)(state),
     thumbnail: makeSelectThumbnailForUri(uri)(state),
     mediaType: makeSelectMediaTypeForUri(uri)(state),
+    contentType: makeSelectContentTypeForUri(uri)(state),
     fileInfo: makeSelectFileInfoForUri(uri)(state),
     obscurePreview: makeSelectShouldObscurePreview(uri)(state),
     isPlaying: makeSelectIsPlaying(uri)(state),
diff --git a/ui/component/fileViewer/view.jsx b/ui/component/fileViewer/view.jsx
index 8fc1b0a3d..c34372c74 100644
--- a/ui/component/fileViewer/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/fileViewer/view.jsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { onFullscreenChange } from 'util/full-screen';
 
 type Props = {
   mediaType: string,
+  contentType: string,
   isLoading: boolean,
   isPlaying: boolean,
   fileInfo: FileListItem,
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ export default function FileViewer(props: Props) {
     triggerAnalyticsView,
     claimRewards,
     mediaType,
+    contentType,
   } = props;
   const [playTime, setPlayTime] = useState();
   const [fileViewerRect, setFileViewerRect] = usePersistedState('inline-file-viewer:rect');
@@ -56,7 +58,9 @@ export default function FileViewer(props: Props) {
   });
 
   const inline = pageUri === uri;
-  const isReadyToPlay = (IS_WEB && isStreamable) || (isStreamable && streamingUrl) || (fileInfo && fileInfo.completed);
+  const webStreamOnly = contentType === 'application/pdf' || mediaType === 'text';
+  const isReadyToPlay =
+    (IS_WEB && (isStreamable || webStreamOnly)) || (isStreamable && streamingUrl) || (fileInfo && fileInfo.completed);
   const loadingMessage =
     !isStreamable && fileInfo && fileInfo.blobs_completed >= 1 && (!fileInfo.download_path || !fileInfo.written_bytes)
       ? __("It looks like you deleted or moved this file. We're rebuilding it now. It will only take a few seconds.")
diff --git a/ui/component/fileViewerInitiator/index.js b/ui/component/fileViewerInitiator/index.js
index e3d235382..a0f91605b 100644
--- a/ui/component/fileViewerInitiator/index.js
+++ b/ui/component/fileViewerInitiator/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   makeSelectThumbnailForUri,
   makeSelectStreamingUrlForUri,
   makeSelectMediaTypeForUri,
+  makeSelectContentTypeForUri,
   makeSelectUriIsStreamable,
 } from 'lbry-redux';
 import { makeSelectCostInfoForUri } from 'lbryinc';
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import FileViewer from './view';
 const select = (state, props) => ({
   thumbnail: makeSelectThumbnailForUri(props.uri)(state),
   mediaType: makeSelectMediaTypeForUri(props.uri)(state),
+  contentType: makeSelectContentTypeForUri(props.uri)(state),
   fileInfo: makeSelectFileInfoForUri(props.uri)(state),
   obscurePreview: makeSelectShouldObscurePreview(props.uri)(state),
   isPlaying: makeSelectIsPlaying(props.uri)(state),
diff --git a/ui/component/fileViewerInitiator/view.jsx b/ui/component/fileViewerInitiator/view.jsx
index 887266213..856a34ad7 100644
--- a/ui/component/fileViewerInitiator/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/fileViewerInitiator/view.jsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const SPACE_BAR_KEYCODE = 32;
 type Props = {
   play: string => void,
   mediaType: string,
+  contentType: string,
   isLoading: boolean,
   isPlaying: boolean,
   fileInfo: FileListItem,
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ export default function FileViewer(props: Props) {
   const {
     play,
     mediaType,
+    contentType,
     isPlaying,
     fileInfo,
     uri,
@@ -45,7 +47,8 @@ export default function FileViewer(props: Props) {
   const cost = costInfo && costInfo.cost;
   const isPlayable = ['audio', 'video'].includes(mediaType);
   const fileStatus = fileInfo && fileInfo.status;
-  const supported = (IS_WEB && isStreamable) || !IS_WEB;
+  const webStreamOnly = contentType === 'application/pdf' || mediaType === 'text';
+  const supported = (IS_WEB && (isStreamable || webStreamOnly)) || !IS_WEB;
 
   // Wrap this in useCallback because we need to use it to the keyboard effect
   // If we don't a new instance will be created for every render and react will think the dependencies have changed, which will add/remove the listener for every render
diff --git a/ui/component/viewers/documentViewer.jsx b/ui/component/viewers/documentViewer.jsx
index 26162edfc..ec73059e5 100644
--- a/ui/component/viewers/documentViewer.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/viewers/documentViewer.jsx
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 // @flow
 
-import React, { Suspense } from 'react';
+import React from 'react';
 import LoadingScreen from 'component/common/loading-screen';
 import MarkdownPreview from 'component/common/markdown-preview';
 import CodeViewer from 'component/viewers/codeViewer';
+import * as https from 'https';
 
 type Props = {
   theme: string,
   source: {
-    stream: string => any,
+    file: (?string) => any,
+    stream: string,
     fileType: string,
     contentType: string,
   },
@@ -32,9 +34,9 @@ class DocumentViewer extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
 
   componentDidMount() {
     const { source } = this.props;
-
-    if (source && source.stream) {
-      const stream = source.stream('utf8');
+    // @if TARGET='app'
+    if (source && source.file) {
+      const stream = source.file('utf8');
 
       let data = '';
 
@@ -50,6 +52,32 @@ class DocumentViewer extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
         this.setState({ error: true, loading: false });
       });
     }
+    // @endif
+    // @if TARGET='web'
+    if (source && source.stream) {
+      https.get(
+        source.stream,
+        function(response) {
+          if (response.statusCode === 200) {
+            let body = '';
+            let i = 0;
+            response.on('data', function(chunk) {
+              i = i + 1;
+              body += chunk;
+            });
+            response.on(
+              'end',
+              function() {
+                this.setState({ content: body, loading: false });
+              }.bind(this)
+            );
+          } else {
+            this.setState({ error: true, loading: false });
+          }
+        }.bind(this)
+      );
+    }
+    // @endif
   }
 
   renderDocument() {
@@ -58,8 +86,7 @@ class DocumentViewer extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
     const { source, theme } = this.props;
     const { fileType, contentType } = source;
     const markdownType = ['md', 'markdown'];
-
-    if (markdownType.includes(fileType)) {
+    if (markdownType.includes(fileType) || contentType === 'text/markdown' || contentType === 'text/md') {
       // Render markdown
       viewer = <MarkdownPreview content={content} promptLinks />;
     } else {
diff --git a/ui/component/viewers/htmlViewer.jsx b/ui/component/viewers/htmlViewer.jsx
index f3048c553..2ea30d75d 100644
--- a/ui/component/viewers/htmlViewer.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/viewers/htmlViewer.jsx
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ class HtmlViewer extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
     const { source } = this.props;
     return (
       <div className="file-render__viewer" onContextMenu={stopContextMenu}>
+        {/* @if TARGET='app' */}
         <iframe sandbox="" title={__('File preview')} src={`file://${source}`} />
+        {/* @endif */}
+        {/* @if TARGET='web' */}
+        <iframe sandbox="" title={__('File preview')} src={source} />
+        {/* @endif */}
       </div>
     );
   }
diff --git a/ui/component/viewers/pdfViewer.jsx b/ui/component/viewers/pdfViewer.jsx
index 772bf69f1..002693247 100644
--- a/ui/component/viewers/pdfViewer.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/viewers/pdfViewer.jsx
@@ -27,21 +27,27 @@ class PdfViewer extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
     // @if TARGET='app'
     shell.openExternal(path);
     // @endif
-    // @if TARGET='web'
-    console.error('provide stub for shell.openExternal'); // eslint-disable-line
-    // @endif
   }
 
   render() {
     // We used to be able to just render a webview and display the pdf inside the app
     // This was disabled on electron@3
     // https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/12337
+    const { source } = this.props;
     return (
       <div className="file-render__viewer--pdf" onContextMenu={stopContextMenu}>
+        {/* @if TARGET='app' */}
         <p>
           {__('PDF opened externally.')} <Button button="link" label={__('Click here')} onClick={this.openFile} />{' '}
           {__('to open it again.')}
         </p>
+        {/* @endif */}
+
+        {/* @if TARGET='web' */}
+        <div className="file-render__viewer">
+          <iframe title={__('File preview')} src={source} />
+        </div>
+        {/* @endif */}
       </div>
     );
   }
diff --git a/webpack.base.config.js b/webpack.base.config.js
index b5841e676..a807a9a52 100644
--- a/webpack.base.config.js
+++ b/webpack.base.config.js
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ let baseConfig = {
       {
         test: /\.jsx?$/,
         loader: 'babel-loader',
+        options: {
+          plugins: ['@babel/plugin-syntax-dynamic-import'],
+        },
       },
       {
         test: /\.s?css$/,