diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 9089d418d7..ba1668148f 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ jobs:
       - checkout
       - restore_cache:
           keys:
-            - dep-bundle-17-{{ checksum "package.json" }}
+            - dep-bundle-18-{{ checksum "package.json" }}
       - run: npm install
       - save_cache:
-          key: dep-bundle-17-{{ checksum "package.json" }}
+          key: dep-bundle-18-{{ checksum "package.json" }}
           paths:
             - ~/repo/node_modules
       - run: npm run lint && npm run test && npm run downloadsolc && npm run make-mock-compiler && npm run build
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ jobs:
       - checkout
       - restore_cache:
           keys:
-            - dep-bundle-12-{{ checksum "package.json" }}
+            - dep-bundle-13-{{ checksum "package.json" }}
       - run: npm install
       - save_cache:
-          key: dep-bundle-12-{{ checksum "package.json" }}
+          key: dep-bundle-13-{{ checksum "package.json" }}
           paths:
             - ~/repo/node_modules
       - run: npm run build_debugger
diff --git a/src/app.js b/src/app.js
index c2676f7b4f..81d7798af3 100644
--- a/src/app.js
+++ b/src/app.js
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ class App {
     self._components.filesProviders['github'] = new BasicReadOnlyExplorer('github')
     self._components.filesProviders['gist'] = new NotPersistedExplorer('gist')
     self._components.filesProviders['ipfs'] = new BasicReadOnlyExplorer('ipfs')
+    self._components.filesProviders['https'] = new BasicReadOnlyExplorer('https')
+    self._components.filesProviders['http'] = new BasicReadOnlyExplorer('http')
     registry.put({api: self._components.filesProviders['localhost'], name: 'fileproviders/localhost'})
     registry.put({api: self._components.filesProviders['swarm'], name: 'fileproviders/swarm'})
     registry.put({api: self._components.filesProviders['github'], name: 'fileproviders/github'})
diff --git a/src/app/compiler/compiler-imports.js b/src/app/compiler/compiler-imports.js
index 562233b169..9be0ea60f4 100644
--- a/src/app/compiler/compiler-imports.js
+++ b/src/app/compiler/compiler-imports.js
@@ -40,10 +40,7 @@ module.exports = class CompilerImports {
 
     return request.get(
       {
-        url: 'https://gateway.ipfs.io/' + url,
-        headers: {
-          'User-Agent': 'Remix'
-        }
+        url: 'https://gateway.ipfs.io/' + url
       },
       (err, r, data) => {
         if (err) {
@@ -53,9 +50,24 @@ module.exports = class CompilerImports {
       })
   }
 
+  handleHttpCall (url, cleanUrl, cb) {
+    return request.get(
+      {
+        url
+      },
+    (err, r, data) => {
+      if (err) {
+        return cb(err || 'Unknown transport error')
+      }
+      cb(null, data, cleanUrl)
+    })
+  }
+
   handlers () {
     return [
       { type: 'github', match: /^(https?:\/\/)?(www.)?github.com\/([^/]*\/[^/]*)\/(.*)/, handler: (match, cb) => { this.handleGithubCall(match[3], match[4], cb) } },
+      { type: 'http', match: /^(http?:\/\/?(.*))$/, handler: (match, cb) => { this.handleHttpCall(match[1], match[2], cb) } },
+      { type: 'https', match: /^(https?:\/\/?(.*))$/, handler: (match, cb) => { this.handleHttpCall(match[1], match[2], cb) } },
       { type: 'swarm', match: /^(bzz[ri]?:\/\/?(.*))$/, handler: (match, cb) => { this.handleSwarmImport(match[1], match[2], cb) } },
       { type: 'ipfs', match: /^(ipfs:\/\/?.+)/, handler: (match, cb) => { this.handleIPFS(match[1], cb) } }
     ]
diff --git a/src/app/panels/file-panel.js b/src/app/panels/file-panel.js
index e990d4a9db..3a59bf4a91 100644
--- a/src/app/panels/file-panel.js
+++ b/src/app/panels/file-panel.js
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ function filepanel (localRegistry) {
   var githubExplorer = new FileExplorer(self._components.registry, self._deps.fileProviders['github'])
   var gistExplorer = new FileExplorer(self._components.registry, self._deps.fileProviders['gist'])
   var configExplorer = new FileExplorer(self._components.registry, self._deps.fileProviders['config'])
+  var httpExplorer = new FileExplorer(self._components.registry, self._deps.fileProviders['http'])
+  var httpsExplorer = new FileExplorer(self._components.registry, self._deps.fileProviders['https'])
 
   // ----------------- editor panel ----------------------
   self._compilerMetadata = new CompilerMetadata(
@@ -125,6 +127,8 @@ function filepanel (localRegistry) {
             <div class="swarmexplorer ${css.treeview}">${swarmExplorer.init()}</div>
             <div class="githubexplorer ${css.treeview}">${githubExplorer.init()}</div>
             <div class="gistexplorer ${css.treeview}">${gistExplorer.init()}</div>
+            <div class="httpexplorer ${css.treeview}">${httpExplorer.init()}</div>
+            <div class="httpsexplorer ${css.treeview}">${httpsExplorer.init()}</div>
           </div>
         </div>
         ${dragbar}
@@ -185,6 +189,14 @@ function filepanel (localRegistry) {
     self._deps.fileManager.switchFile(path)
   })
 
+  httpExplorer.events.register('focus', function (path) {
+    self._deps.fileManager.switchFile(path)
+  })
+
+  httpsExplorer.events.register('focus', function (path) {
+    self._deps.fileManager.switchFile(path)
+  })
+
   self.render = function render () { return element }
 
   function uploadFile (event) {
diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index 5339159cbf..6a41ebd133 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ function Config (storage) {
         this.items[key].indexOf('swarm/') !== 0 &&
         this.items[key].indexOf('gist/') !== 0 &&
         this.items[key].indexOf('github/') !== 0 &&
-        this.items[key].indexOf('ipfs/') !== 0) {
+        this.items[key].indexOf('ipfs/') !== 0 &&
+        this.items[key].indexOf('http/') !== 0 &&
+        this.items[key].indexOf('https/') !== 0) {
         this.items[key] = 'browser/' + this.items[key]
       }
     }