The increasing demand on energy storage for different applications requires the development of more sustainable secondary batteries. In this context, this article describes the benefits and the drawbacks of the organic active materials for the electrochemical storage. After discussing the opportunity offered by full‐organic batteries, the advantages and challenges of the organic materials are discussed. Then, the main electroactive functions (conjugated polymers, stable radicals, sulfur‐based materials, carbonyl‐based materials, and the miscellaneous approaches) and their electrochemical mechanisms are described in detail, giving examples of the most relevant and promising materials reported in the literature. Further, the three main strategies (“polymer” approach, polyanionic salt formation, and solid‐state approach) employed to overcome the solubility issues of the organics in the common electrolytes are developed, with practical relevant examples from the literature. Then, the second main drawback of the organic active materials, i.e. the very low electronic conductivity, is addressed by two means: the use of specific carbon additives and the functionalization of conducting polymer by electrochemically active moieties. Finally, an overview of the seminal works and/or the most relevant full‐organic cell configurations is critically described.