Accurate bracket placement is essential for efficient and ideal orthodontic treatment. Due to the extensive integration of computer technology into orthodontics, computer-aided positioning brackets and variable methods of indirect bonding develop rapidly, aiming to position the brackets more correctly and simply. Compared with direct bonding and indirect bonding based on plaster models, three-dimensional digital maxillofacial-dental models have the advantage of simulating the virtual bracket position and the whole treatment process, predicting the final treatment outcomes, consequently, allowing for more accurate bracket positioning and less chair time. Here we reviewed the recent development of bracket placement, direct and indirect positioning technique in orthodontics.