This review introduces composition and basic principle of electrodialysis metathesis, and summarizes the latest application research of electrodialysis metathesis in the fields of the production of high-value salts such as chlorine-free potassium fertilizer, the treatment of industrial wastewater, and the desalination seawater and concentrated brine in recent years.It also points out the existing problems in the application of electrodialysis metathesis, and prospects the future development of electrodialysis metathesis technology.