Chilli pigment is a kind of substance drawn from the rind of the ripe chilli. As a hot point of the research of natural pigment, it has a high-applied value and a good market in home and abroad. The character of chilli pigment, extracting technics, purifying technology are outlined based on the accomplishments in recent years, and the flow of technics and the quality of products are compared. Some typical methods are enumerated such as organic solvent extraction, column chromatography and Supercritical CO 2 fluid extraction. Furthermore, the viewpoint and suggestion on the farther study of chilli pigment are put forward and they will provide reference for the research.