The invention discloses an online visual flotation system detector for flotation dosing control. The online visual flotation system detector for flotation dosing control includes a square closed frame, a tailings collecting pump, a tailings slurry processing device, a fan, an adjustable light source, an operating condition monitoring probe, a control cabinet, a humidity sensor, an image acquisition and transmission device, a light-sensation sensor and a flotation foam detection device, wherein the flotation foam detection device includes a foam status detection camera, a flotation cell, a foamstatus detection fixation bracket and a lighting lamp. Online visual inspection is added to an existing flotation dosing system of a coal washing plant so that a complete closed-loop automatic control system with feed forward and result feedback is formed by the entire system, stable operation is achieved in the flotation production process at an almost ideal dosing state, and influences, causedby excessive or insufficient dosing, on the flotation effect are prevented; and through application of the online visual flotation system detector, the flotation recovery rate is improved, chemical consumption is reduced, economic benefits are improved, and unattended flotation is achieved.