Organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have attracted great attentions from both the researchers and industrial professionals due to the excellent photoelectric conversion performance and low-cost solution processing. The work aims to solve the direct challenge of converting the laboratory spin coating process into a process of large-scale repeated production. Printing manufacturing technology was an effective means to cope with the challenge due to advantages of low cost, large scale, high yield, suitability for flexible substrates, etc. The nucleation and crystallization process of perovskite films was thoroughly sorted out and summarized, which was the prerequisite for printing high-quality perovskite films and fabricating large-area high-performance PSCs. The basic theories of thermodynamics and kinetics of perovskite nucleation and crystallization are analyzed. From the perspective of perovskite nucleation and crystallization regulation, the research status of various printing processes to manufacture large-area perovskite films and photovoltaic devices is evaluated accordingly. It is considered that the three steps of “upgrading preparation technology, innovating material system and improving stability” will set off a new wave of perovskite industrialization.