diff --git a/cookbook/views/api.py b/cookbook/views/api.py
index 163572f10f..b3c8cb8859 100644
--- a/cookbook/views/api.py
+++ b/cookbook/views/api.py
@@ -2037,7 +2037,7 @@ def get_external_file_link(request, recipe_id):
 def get_recipe_file(request, recipe_id):
     recipe = get_object_or_404(Recipe, pk=recipe_id, space=request.space)
     if recipe.storage:
-        return FileResponse(get_recipe_provider(recipe).get_file(recipe))
+        return FileResponse(get_recipe_provider(recipe).get_file(recipe), filename=f'{recipe.name}.pdf')
     else:
         return FileResponse()
 
diff --git a/recipes/settings.py b/recipes/settings.py
index cdd3d4cf56..baa95019c2 100644
--- a/recipes/settings.py
+++ b/recipes/settings.py
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ def extract_comma_list(env_key, default=None):
 ]
 
 SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER = ('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO', 'https')
+X_FRAME_OPTIONS = "SAMEORIGIN"
 
 OAUTH2_PROVIDER = {'SCOPES': {'read': 'Read scope', 'write': 'Write scope', 'bookmarklet': 'only access to bookmarklet'}}
 READ_SCOPE = 'read'
diff --git a/vue3/src/components/display/ExternalRecipeViewer.vue b/vue3/src/components/display/ExternalRecipeViewer.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7cab5823ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vue3/src/components/display/ExternalRecipeViewer.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<template>
+    <v-card class="mt-1 h-100">
+        <iframe width="100%" height="700px" :src="`${getDjangoUrl('/api/get_recipe_file/')}${props.recipe.id}/`" v-if="isPdf"></iframe>
+
+        <v-img :src="`${getDjangoUrl('/api/get_recipe_file/')}${props.recipe.id}/`" v-if="isImage"></v-img>
+    </v-card>
+</template>
+
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import {computed, PropType} from "vue";
+import {Recipe} from "@/openapi";
+import {useDjangoUrls} from "@/composables/useDjangoUrls";
+
+const props = defineProps({
+    recipe: {type: {} as PropType<Recipe>, required: true}
+})
+
+const {getDjangoUrl} = useDjangoUrls()
+
+/**
+ * determines if the file is a PDF based on the path
+ */
+const isPdf = computed(() => {
+    let filePath = props.recipe.filePath
+    if (filePath) {
+        return filePath.includes('.pdf')
+    }
+    return false
+})
+
+/**
+ * determines if the file is an image based on the path
+ */
+const isImage = computed(() => {
+    let filePath = props.recipe.filePath
+    if (filePath) {
+        return filePath.includes('.png') || filePath.includes('.jpg') || filePath.includes('.jpeg') || filePath.includes('.gif')
+    }
+    return false
+})
+
+
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+
+</style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vue3/src/components/display/RecipeView.vue b/vue3/src/components/display/RecipeView.vue
index 3e3b76e13d..c998dc7e1a 100644
--- a/vue3/src/components/display/RecipeView.vue
+++ b/vue3/src/components/display/RecipeView.vue
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
             <recipe-image
                 max-height="25vh"
                 :recipe="props.recipe"
+                v-if="recipe.internal"
             >
                 <template #overlay>
                     <v-chip class="ms-2" color="primary" variant="flat" size="x-small">by {{ props.recipe.createdBy.displayName }}</v-chip>
@@ -32,39 +33,45 @@
             </v-card>
         </v-card>
 
-        <v-card class="mt-1">
-            <v-container>
-                <v-row class="text-center text-body-2">
-                    <v-col class="pt-1 pb-1">
-                        <i class="fas fa-cogs fa-fw mr-1"></i> {{ props.recipe.workingTime }} min<br/>
-                        <div class="text-grey">{{$t('WorkingTime')}}</div>
-                    </v-col>
-                    <v-col class="pt-1 pb-1">
-                        <div><i class="fas fa-hourglass-half fa-fw mr-1"></i> {{ props.recipe.waitingTime }} min</div>
-                        <div class="text-grey">{{$t('WaitingTime')}}</div>
-                    </v-col>
-                    <v-col class="pt-1 pb-1">
-
-                        <div class="cursor-pointer">
-                            <i class="fas fa-sort-numeric-up fa-fw mr-1"></i> {{ servings }} <br/>
-                            <div class="text-grey"><span v-if="props.recipe?.servingsText">{{ props.recipe.servingsText }}</span><span v-else>{{ $t('Servings') }}</span></div>
-                            <number-scaler-dialog :number="servings" @confirm="(s: number) => {servings = s}" title="Servings">
-                            </number-scaler-dialog>
-                        </div>
-
-
-                    </v-col>
-                </v-row>
-            </v-container>
-        </v-card>
+        <template v-if="!recipe.internal">
+            <external-recipe-viewer :recipe="recipe"></external-recipe-viewer>
+        </template>
+
+        <template v-else>
+            <v-card class="mt-1">
+                <v-container>
+                    <v-row class="text-center text-body-2">
+                        <v-col class="pt-1 pb-1">
+                            <i class="fas fa-cogs fa-fw mr-1"></i> {{ props.recipe.workingTime }} min<br/>
+                            <div class="text-grey">{{ $t('WorkingTime') }}</div>
+                        </v-col>
+                        <v-col class="pt-1 pb-1">
+                            <div><i class="fas fa-hourglass-half fa-fw mr-1"></i> {{ props.recipe.waitingTime }} min</div>
+                            <div class="text-grey">{{ $t('WaitingTime') }}</div>
+                        </v-col>
+                        <v-col class="pt-1 pb-1">
+
+                            <div class="cursor-pointer">
+                                <i class="fas fa-sort-numeric-up fa-fw mr-1"></i> {{ servings }} <br/>
+                                <div class="text-grey"><span v-if="props.recipe?.servingsText">{{ props.recipe.servingsText }}</span><span v-else>{{ $t('Servings') }}</span></div>
+                                <number-scaler-dialog :number="servings" @confirm="(s: number) => {servings = s}" title="Servings">
+                                </number-scaler-dialog>
+                            </div>
+
+
+                        </v-col>
+                    </v-row>
+                </v-container>
+            </v-card>
 
-        <v-card class="mt-1" v-if="props.recipe.steps.length > 1">
-            <steps-overview :steps="props.recipe.steps" :ingredient-factor="ingredientFactor"></steps-overview>
-        </v-card>
+            <v-card class="mt-1" v-if="props.recipe.steps.length > 1">
+                <steps-overview :steps="props.recipe.steps" :ingredient-factor="ingredientFactor"></steps-overview>
+            </v-card>
 
-        <v-card class="mt-1" v-for="(step, index) in props.recipe.steps" :key="step.id">
-            <step :step="step" :step-number="index+1" :ingredientFactor="ingredientFactor"></step>
-        </v-card>
+            <v-card class="mt-1" v-for="(step, index) in props.recipe.steps" :key="step.id">
+                <step :step="step" :step-number="index+1" :ingredientFactor="ingredientFactor"></step>
+            </v-card>
+        </template>
 
         <recipe-activity :recipe="recipe"></recipe-activity>
     </template>
@@ -83,6 +90,9 @@ import RecipeActivity from "@/components/display/RecipeActivity.vue";
 import RecipeContextMenu from "@/components/inputs/RecipeContextMenu.vue";
 import KeywordsComponent from "@/components/display/KeywordsBar.vue";
 import RecipeImage from "@/components/display/RecipeImage.vue";
+import PdfViewer from "../../../../vue/src/components/PdfViewer.vue";
+import ImageViewer from "../../../../vue/src/components/ImageViewer.vue";
+import ExternalRecipeViewer from "@/components/display/ExternalRecipeViewer.vue";
 
 const props = defineProps({
     recipe: {
diff --git a/vue3/src/openapi/apis/ApiApi.ts b/vue3/src/openapi/apis/ApiApi.ts
index 335c72484f..35f741f775 100644
--- a/vue3/src/openapi/apis/ApiApi.ts
+++ b/vue3/src/openapi/apis/ApiApi.ts
@@ -4023,7 +4023,7 @@ export class ApiApi extends runtime.BaseAPI {
 
     /**
      */
-    async apiGetRecipeFileRetrieveRaw(requestParameters: ApiGetRecipeFileRetrieveRequest, initOverrides?: RequestInit | runtime.InitOverrideFunction): Promise<runtime.ApiResponse<void>> {
+    async apiGetRecipeFileRetrieveRaw(requestParameters: ApiGetRecipeFileRetrieveRequest, initOverrides?: RequestInit | runtime.InitOverrideFunction) {
         if (requestParameters['recipeId'] == null) {
             throw new runtime.RequiredError(
                 'recipeId',
@@ -4046,13 +4046,13 @@ export class ApiApi extends runtime.BaseAPI {
             query: queryParameters,
         }, initOverrides);
 
-        return new runtime.VoidApiResponse(response);
+        return response;
     }
 
     /**
      */
-    async apiGetRecipeFileRetrieve(requestParameters: ApiGetRecipeFileRetrieveRequest, initOverrides?: RequestInit | runtime.InitOverrideFunction): Promise<void> {
-        await this.apiGetRecipeFileRetrieveRaw(requestParameters, initOverrides);
+    async apiGetRecipeFileRetrieve(requestParameters: ApiGetRecipeFileRetrieveRequest, initOverrides?: RequestInit | runtime.InitOverrideFunction){
+        return await this.apiGetRecipeFileRetrieveRaw(requestParameters, initOverrides);
     }
 
     /**