The invention discloses a method and a device for preparing a coating by using nanosecond pulse laser cladding, belonging to the technical field of the preparation of coatings on material surfaces through laser cladding, and aiming to solve the problems existing in the present nanosecond pulse laser cladding. According to the method and the device, a metal is deposited on the surface of a workpiece through MOCVD (metal organic chemical vapor deposition), and the surface of the workpiece is scanned by nanosecond laser light at the same time, so that the metal is cladded on the surface of the workpiece, and a coating with a micron or submicron level thickness is formed on the surface of the workpiece. The method and the device disclosed by the invention do not have special requirements for a substrate material, are wide in application range, and can meet the needs of the preparation of the coatings of plane workpieces and special-shaped workpieces; a prepared thin film coating has the advantages of densification, controllable thickness (micron or submicron) and firm film-substrate adhesion; meanwhile, the surface roughness of the workpiece subjected to processing is not less than that of the workpiece before cladding; the secondary processing such as grinding and polishing is not needed, so that the production cost is reduced; meanwhile, after being processed by the method and the device, the workpiece can not be deformed and can meet the processing requirements for precision workpieces.