How to add pixel icons to a Yoto playlist

Every track in a Make Your Own playlist can show its own picture on the player's pixel display. Here is how to upload yours.

What Yoto accepts

Steps (on a computer)

1. Go to my.yotoplay.com/my-cards and click the playlist you want to change.
2. Click the artist palette icon next to the track.
3. Click the My Icons tab.
4. Upload your icon, then click it to select it.

To use one icon for every track on the card, tick Apply to all tracks before you choose it.

Source: Yoto Space: Adding Pixel Art Icons. Checked November 2026.

Icons that read well

• Use few colors. Two or three bright colors on the dark display beat a detailed picture.
• Fill the square. A shape that touches at least two edges looks bigger and clearer.
• Make the outline do the work. A child should recognize the silhouette alone.
• For chapter books, numbers are clearer than pictures. Use "A number or letter" in the icon maker.
• Photos rarely survive being shrunk to 16 squares. Start from the photo, then redraw the main shape by hand.

Open the icon maker