Dyesensitized solar cells (DSSC) have received significant attention on account of their low cost, cleanliness, and high photoelectric conversion efficiency. As an important component of DSSC, electrolyte has a great influence on the stability, charge transport and dye regeneration of DSSC. At present, the high photovoltaic conversion efficiency from liquid electrolytebased DSSC has exceeded 14%, but they are suffering from some questions, such as the evaporation of the organic solvents, difficult sealing and short life span of devices. Therefore, the device stability and longterm durability are still one of the key issues in the commercial application of liquid electrolyte based DSSCs. To solve these issues, the quasisolidstate electrolytes as efficient solutions are developed. In this review, the performance, advantages and disadvantages of liquid electrolyte, quasisolidstate electrolyte and solidstate electrolyte are summarized. With special focus on the performance of the quasisolidstate electrolytes in DSSCs, the applications of reversibility/irreversibility electrolytes have been reviewed and discussed. Furthermore, the benefits, challenges and potential utility of quasisolidstate electrolytes for use in DSSCs are also assessed.