What's a Safe Choice?

We have tested the software described here.

How to identify safe open source applications

Open source license type

Active community

Open to feedback 

Regular updates

Multiple developers

Code quality reports, code maintenance 

Security audits

Trusted repository such as GitHub or gitlab

Stability; number of open issue reports and or very active forums

Alpha , beta, stable, 

Is the software a proof of concept or a refined software model?

Maintainers and developers are after unpaid. They are passion projects.  While some open source software is funded by foundations, many are small community projects that are self funded by donations.

How much do they ask for support and in what ways?  Are they building community or exploiting it?

Is it maintained

GitHub badges.  Is it compiling? Etc