Metal-organic　frameworks　(MOFs)　are　a　class　of　crystalline　materials　built　from　organic　binding　ligands　and　metal　ions　through　self-assembly.　Currently,　MOFs　have　drawn　a　growing　interest　among　the　scientific　teams　of　various　fields.　Compared　with　conventional　inorganic　porous　materials,　MOFs　possess　larger　specific　surface　areas,　higher　porosity　and　diversity　of　structures　and　functions,　thus　many　potential　applications　have　been　proposed　in　the　domains　of　gas　adsorption　and　separation,　sensors,　drug　delivery,　catalysis　or　others.　The　combinations　of　MOFs　and　other　materials　such　as　graphene　oxide,　magnetic　nanoparticles　have　obvious　advantages　in　adsorption　and　separation.　The　appearance　of　novel　materials　greatly　promotes　interdisciplinary　developments　such　as　organic　chemistry,　inorganic　chemistry,　coordination　chemistry,　materials　chemistry,　life　science　and　computer　science.　This　article　reviews　the　progress　of　MOFs　in　recent　years,　including　the　characteristics　of　MOFs,　advances　at　home　and　abroad,　applications,　central　issues　of　compound　MOFs　and　the　prospects　in　the　future.