Alternative of Infopath forms

Hi,
Can anyone suggest me if there is any alternative way for customizing the list item forms:
newItem.aspx,editItem.aspx and viewItem.aspx.
We can easily customize these forms with the help of infopath forms but if anyone has a Standard Edition which does'n t provide the facility to work with infopath forms then what is the alternative option if any please suggest.
Any help is highly appreciated.
Thanks,

Hi,
You can easily do so using SharePoint Designer. SharePoint designer is free to download and use.
For more information on how you can customize/create NewForm or EditForm of a list, refer links below:
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Create-a-custom-list-form-using-SharePoint-Designer-917d8fdb-ee00-4441-adb3-a94612d1d105
http://blah.winsmarts.com/2007-5-Customize_the_-and-quot;NewFormaspx-and-quot;_page_for_a_SharePoint_List.aspx
Hope it helps!
Thanks,
Avni Bhatt
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