Alvaview offers OS-independent, high-performance and high-quality software multimedia codecs. Formats supported include JPEG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, H.263, VC-1, AVS, SVC, MP3, OGG, AAC, AAC+, amongst others. Platforms supported include the ARM, MIPS, Coldfire, DSP platforms, amongs others. In addition, the codecs can be easily ported to a variety of mobile phones running different operating systems, such as Symbian OS, Linux, and Window Mobile.Apart from software codecs.

Alvaview also focuses on the development of low-cost and ultra low-power silicon proven hardware codecs, namely a H.264 codec, and a multi-format video decoder for JPEG/MPEG-1/2/4/H.264.