<p>Microencapsulation has a wide range of applications in many industries, and can be used to solve a variety of technical challenges, such as isolating reaction activities properties, encapsulating active substances, and improving the effective utilization of essential oils, etc. As the research on microcapsule applications advances, temperature-controlled release microcapsules have been proposed and emphasized. Microcapsules that achieve core-controlled release under temperature stimulation hold promising applications in agriculture, medicine, battery and other fields. The preparation methods and release types of temperature-controlled release microcapsules were reviewed in this paper, with a summary of the principles, advantages and disadvantages of common and novel preparation methods for slow-release, burst release, and burst release followed by slow-release microcapsules. Furthermore, the article also discusses the applications of temperature-controlled release microcapsules in agriculture, food, biomedicine, textiles, and batteries. It is expected to provide researchers with design inspiration and ideas for the development of temperature-controlled release microcapsules.</p> Graphical abstract <p></p>