The invention discloses a method for preparing a platinum and nitrogen codoped active carbon supported titanium dioxide photocatalyst, which comprises the following steps of: adding tetrabutyl titanate into absolute ethanol, stirring for a period of time, slowing dripping into distilled water, adding acetylacetone and polyethylene glycol, regulating a pH value, and strongly stirring for complete hydrolysis to obtain a clear and transparent sol; adding urea with stirring, reacting, adding treated active carbon, continuously stirring, and performing ultrasonic dispersion, standing, filtration, washing, drying and roasting to obtain a nitrogen-doped active carbon supported TiO2 photocatalyst; immersing the nitrogen-doped active carbon supported TiO2 photocatalyst in a chloroplatinic acid solution, adding sodium borohydride for reduction, and drying to obtain a platinum and nitrogen codoped active carbon supported titanium dioxide photocatalyst. The invention solves the problem that a titanium dioxide catalyst in a suspension system is difficult to recover, the photocatalytic efficiency of the platinum and nitrogen codoped active carbon supported titanium dioxide photocatalyst on a liquid phase dye is further improved, and the platinum and nitrogen codoped active carbon supported titanium dioxide photocatalyst has stronger response under the condition of visible light.