Right now I have a couple of macros that launch different apps. However, within some apps I have a bunch of hotkeys that I use regularly, and some of them happen to be the same as my Keyboard Maestro macros. I would like to keep it this way, so I'm wondering if there's a way to keep the KM macros from executing while certain apps are in front. Right now I've set it up like this: https://imgur.com/1nkscTJ
But this doesn't seem to work the way I want it to. When I'm customizing hotkeys in the a software called Reaper for instance, it prevents me from assigning hotkeys that Keyboard Maestro is using. Is there a way to disable Keyboard Maestro when other apps are in the front? Cheers
Yes. This is easy, but you need to properly setup the Macro Group, and put the KM Macros in a MG that is activated ONLY when specific apps are frontmost.
For example, the MG makes its Macros active ONLY for certain apps:
OR
If you want your KM Macros to active in most apps except for a few, then set the Macro Group to exclude the Apps where you want to use the Apps shortcuts, and not trigger the KM Macros:
For example, I have set this MG to be available to all apps EXCEPT certain Browser apps: