Plants are in constant encounter with biotic agents. Direct or indirect involvement of pathogens causes severe yield loss and poor quality produce resulting in a low profit for the growers. The use of fungicides is the last line of defense in Integrated Disease Management (IDM) strategy which plays a key role in managing plant pathogens. The potentiality of fungicide mainly depends on the prevailing environmental conditions and the active ingredients present in it. However, there are several inevitable disadvantages of using traditional fungicides such as pathogen resurgence, resistance development in pathogens, and residual toxicity in the plants, produce and soil. Thus, the development of novel fungicides with less toxicity and enhanced activity are of prerequisite. The new chemical molecules in fungicide have altered mode of action which may impede the risk of resistance development in pathogens. Multiple novel fungicides were developed in recent years which include Strobilurins, Famoxadone, Fenpiclonil, Fludioxanil, Quinoxyfen, Spiroxamine, Mefenoxam (Metalaxyl-M), etc. In recent years fungicides are developed with high efficacy against pathogens while having low toxicity to beneficial microorganisms and plants with new modes of action. This article covers details on fungicides i.e., the first to new generation fungicides, and also sheds light on some recently developed fungicides.