Metal additive manufacturing technology is developing rapidly and is widely used due to its technical advantage.Through the analysis of relevant literature,the causes and forms of various defects in metal additive manufacturing were summarized,and the defect detection technology was introduced.Based on the research progress of scholars at home and abroad,the feedforward and feedback control methods for the quality of metal additive manufacturing were proposed,and the defect detection and quality control of metal additive manufacturing were summarized and prospected.