I don't understand why Google wants me to have this omnipresent search bar on every home screen if there obviously is Google Now / Google Search embedded into the launcher if you go to the left page. So after some searching I found a way to hide it. But it will show again if you go to the left screen; no functionality is lost. Of course digging through the code I found some more things which are customizable :)

++ Features ++

Hide:- Google search bar / automatically show search bar on Google Now- apps from the app drawer- widgets- page indicator- app dock / auto hide- all apps button- icon labels

Notification Badges [XGELS Premium*] - using MissedIt!

Gestures: [unlock all gestures with XGELS Premium*]- swipe down left, middle, right- swipe up left, middle, right-> Gesture actions - pull down notification bar - pull down quicksettings panel - open app drawer - open last app from recents - open android settings - go to sleep - toggle hide/show app dock - launch an app

Change grid:- homescreen- app drawer- app dock- homescreen margins

Customization:- app drawer background- folder colors (background, font, preview)- text colors on homescreen and app drawer

Icons:- resize icons- resize icon texts- hide shadows

System UI:- hide clock on default homescreen- open the app drawer when pressing the home button on default homescreen- change the icon of the home button to an app drawer icon on default homescreen- go to sleep when pressing back button on every screen or only on default homescreen- change the icon of the back button to a power off button

Misc:- rotate launcher- all widgets are fully resizeable- set your own default homescreen- lock desktop- continuous scroll (experimental)- overscroll left or right to open the app drawer- overscroll in app drawer goes back to homescreen- close app drawer after launching an app- disable wallpaper scrolling

Backup/Restore: [requires XGELS Premium*]- backup / restore homescreen layout (icon and folders)

* XGELS Premium can be purchased through an InApp-Purchase