The wide and varied development in the application of algae has overcome the environmental challenges and boosted up the confidence in achieving sustainability. The term sustainability refers to the overall productive improvements of an environment that includes a variety of dynamic structures and their regulations. The rapid population growth and rapid civilization have led to the exhaustion of nature and its vibrant resources. However, advances in phycology aimed research and related fields have shown a productive hope on the track to green transformation and the preservation of sustainable environments. Because it can replace multiple domestic necessities and action of human beings, algae can be a promising agent for use in developmental activities. This review discusses the broad range of possibilities for using algae as in sustainable development.