Preparation of porphyrins which do not aggregate, possessing low melting points is an endearing challenge for several applications in materials science. In this contribution a viewpoint regarding the synthesis of low melting point porphyrins, is presented. Herein we review the synthesis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical substituted porphyrins that hold the possibility to be used in several materials science applications and present new results on the spectroscopic and thermal characterization of some low melting point meso-tetrasubstituted porphyrins.