The invention relates to a polyimide-epoxy resin adhesive and a preparation method and an application thereof; the adhesive comprises the following components: maleimidopolyimide, polyfunctional epoxy resin, curing agent, promoter and organic solvent; the preparation method comprises the following steps: adding maleimidopolyimide powder and polyfunctional epoxy resin in a reaction rank to react for 1-2h, cooling, adding organic solvent, stirring the solution for dissolving, obtaining component A; mixing curing agent, promoter and organic solvent, stirring the solution for dissolving, obtaining component B; mixing the component A and component B, stirring evenly and obtaining the finished product. The adhesive has good adhesive property, the tensile shear strength is up to 30MPa; the preparation process is simple, the cost is low, the operation is simple, the reaction raw materials are accessible so that the method is applicable to industrialized production; and the adhesive can be used in high-tech fields such as electronics and microelectronics, flexible clad-copper laminates, flexible printed wiring boards, hard clad-copper laminates, automobiles, motors, aviation and aerospace and the like, and has broad application prospect.