Metallic porphyrin complexes are the main compounds of porphyrin derivatives,they are widely researched and applied due to the physiological function.Some of the excellent performance and related applications of metallic porphyrin complexes were briefly reviewed in this paper in such fields as:bionic system,molecular recognition,catalyst,material,organic synthesis and medicine and so on,aiming at making people understand and be familiar with the properties and applications of metallic porphyrin complexes.