YotoMediaManager

For parents with a Yoto at home

The songs they ask for, on their Yoto.

A nursery rhyme found on YouTube, a story in your language, Grandma’s lullaby: import it, keep just the right part, and add it to a playlist on your player.

macOS and Windows · works with your Yoto account

Four steps, one place

No more juggling a converter, an audio editor and the Yoto website.

  1. Import

    Paste a YouTube link or choose an audio file on your computer.

  2. Trim

    Cut the intro or the credits. The original is always kept.

  3. Compose

    Create a playlist, add your tracks and give each one its little icon.

  4. Listen

    Pick the player in the bedroom and start the playlist from the app.

See it work

These are not videos: they are small reproductions of the app’s screens, playing out the same steps.

Paste a link, get the song

Paste a public YouTube video or playlist, or add a file from your computer. The audio is downloaded on your computer and waits in your library, ready to listen to.

Animation of the app: a YouTube link is pasted into Import audio and Import is pressed; the task appears under Activity, downloads, then is ready in the library, and Listen opens the song in the Library.

Keep just the right part

Drag the two handles past the intro and the credits, click the waveform to listen from any spot, and play the end of the selection to check the cut. Apply keeps your original and creates the trimmed version for your playlists.

Animation of the trim dialog: the start and end handles are dragged inward, a click on the waveform moves the playhead, the selection plays, the end of the selection plays, then Apply prepares the trimmed version.

Straight onto their Yoto

Choose Add media, tick a song from your library and the version to send. Once Yoto has it, it appears in the playlist; click its empty icon slot to give it its little pixel icon. Changes are saved to your Yoto account as you go: there is no publish button.

Animation of the playlist editor: Add media opens a dialog, a trimmed song is ticked and added; once sent to Yoto it appears as a new track, its empty icon slot opens Choose an icon, an icon is used, and the playlist shows Saved on Yoto.

What you can do

Your files stay on your computer. Your playlists live on your Yoto account, and changes are sent there directly.

  • Import audio files or paste a YouTube link.
  • Listen and trim your audio while keeping the original.
  • Create and edit playlists directly on your Yoto account.
  • Choose Yoto’s pixel art icons or upload your own images.
  • Choose a player and control playback from the app.

One parent, a toddler and a handful of songs

Yoto has a wonderful catalogue. But my two-year-old had a much shorter wish list: a few favourite nursery rhymes, on repeat. The ones we loved were on YouTube, and often not in our language. Yoto lets families bring their own audio and opens its API to developers, so I brought every step into one app.

Damien, parent and developer

Frequently asked questions

Is this an official Yoto app?

No. YotoMediaManager is an independent app, built on the API Yoto makes available to developers. You sign in with your own Yoto account, on Yoto’s website.

Where are my files stored?

Your library stays on your computer. Only the audio you add to a playlist is sent to your Yoto account.

Do I need a Yoto account?

Not to import and trim audio. To create playlists and play them on a player, yes.

Are my originals changed when I trim?

Never. Trimming creates a version next to the original, which you can export at any time.

Is the app finished?

It is still being validated: some combinations of players and computers remain to be tested. The app tells you when a feature is not available, and offers new versions as soon as they are published.

Fill their Yoto with their favourite songs.

Download for macOS For Windows

Downloads are on the GitHub releases page.