With　the　aim　of　developing　renewable　energy　based　processes,　researchers　are　paying　increasing　interest　to　light　induced　organic　transformations.　Metal-organic　frameworks　(MOFs),　a　class　of　micro-/mesoporous　hybrid　materials,　are　recently　emerging　as　a　new　type　of　photoactive　materials　for　organic　syntheses　due　to　their　unique　structural　characteristics.　In　this　Review,　we　summarized　the　recent　applications　of　MOFs　as　photocatalysts　for　light　induced　organic　transformations,　including　(1)　oxidation　of　alcohols,　amines,　alkene,　alkanes　and　sulfides;　(2)　hydroxylation　of　aromatic　compounds　like　benzene;　(3)　activation　of　the　C−H　bonds　to　construct　new　C−C　or　C−X　bonds;　(4)　atom-transfer　radical　polymerization　(ATRP).　This　Review　starts　with　general　background　information　of　using　MOFs　in　photocatalysis,　followed　by　a　description　of　light　induced　organic　transformations　promoted　by　photoactive　inorganic　nodes　and　photocatalytic　active　ligands　in　MOFs,　respectively.　Thereafter,　the　use　of　MOFs　as　multifunctional　catalysts　for　light　induced　organic　transformations　via　an　efficient　merge　of　the　metal/ligand/guest　based　catalysis　where　the　photocatalytic　activity　of　MOFs　plays　a　key　role　are　discussed.　Finally,　the　limitations,　challenges　and　the　future　perspective　of　the　application　of　MOFs　for　light　induced　organic　transformations　were　addressed.　The　objective　of　this　Review　is　to　serve　as　a　starting　point　for　other　researchers　to　get　into　this　largely　unexplored　field.　It　is　also　our　goal　to　stimulate　intensive　research　in　this　field　for　rational　designing　of　MOF　materials　to　overcome　their　current　limitations　in　photocatalysis,　which　can　lead　to　more　creative　visible-light-induced　organic　transformations.　©　2017　Wiley-VCH　Verlag　GmbH　&　Co.　KGaA,　Weinheim